{"id":2841,"date":"2018-05-25T13:29:52","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T18:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/site\/?p=2841"},"modified":"2018-05-25T18:07:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T23:07:00","slug":"vehicle-hits-pedestrians-in-downtown-portland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/vehicle-hits-pedestrians-in-downtown-portland\/","title":{"rendered":"Vehicle hits pedestrians in downtown Portland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A vehicle has struck pedestrians on the campus of Portland State University, seriously injuring three women before fleeing the scene, officials say. The driver was later taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened just after 10 a.m. PT on Friday when an SUV entered a sidewalk near a Starbucks on Southwest 6th Avenue, which is located in a public area that is part of Portland State University.<\/p>\n<p>Three women who were walking on the sidewalk were struck by the vehicle, which witnesses said was driving at a high rate of speed. Police said two of the victims suffered serious, life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The driver fled the scene but it was not immediately clear whether the crash was intentional, according to Sgt. Chris Burley, a spokesman for the Portland Police Bureau.<\/p>\n<p>One witness said he was sitting outside Starbucks when the crash happened. &#8220;He almost took out the table and everything,&#8221; he said in an interview with The Oregonian newspaper, adding that it looked intentional as the driver accelerated.<\/p>\n<p>Several hours later, a citizen called 911 after seeing the vehicle in east Portland. Officers immediately responded to the area and found the SUV, after which the driver was taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At this time the Police Bureau does not believe there are outstanding suspects or vehicles associated with this investigation,&#8221; police said in a statement. &#8220;There is not believed to be additional danger to the community in connection with this incident.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A vehicle has struck pedestrians on the campus of Portland State University, seriously injuring three women before fleeing the scene, officials say. The driver was later taken into custody. 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