UPDATE: WOMAN HIT BY CAR ON BURNSIDE ST. HAS DIED
News Release from Gresham Police Dept
Posted on FlashAlert: October 6th, 2015 10:28 AM
Gresham, Ore. - The 46-year-old victim from yesterday's vehicle versus pedestrian crash, Elizabeth Irma Kemble of Portland, has died.
Hours after the crash, Kemble had reportedly suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries when she was hit by a 2008 Toyota Prius driven by 27-year-old Portland resident Jacob Walters. Her condition worsened and she died shortly after 7:00 p.m. at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital.
The crash took place at the southeast portion of the intersection of N.E. 181st Ave. and E. Burnside St. at 8:09 a.m. on Oct. 5. Kemble was attempting to cross Burnside St. in a marked crosswalk when she was hit by Walters' eastbound car.
The East County Vehicular Crimes Team continues to investigate the crash. Witness statements and the initial investigation indicates Walters was smoking marijuana seconds before the crash but the degree to which potential marijuana consumption was a factor is still under investigation.
Walters was arrested yesterday and booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges of Assault in the Fourth Degree, Reckless Driving and Reckless Endangerment. He has since been released.
No further information is available at this time.
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Hours after the crash, Kemble had reportedly suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries when she was hit by a 2008 Toyota Prius driven by 27-year-old Portland resident Jacob Walters. Her condition worsened and she died shortly after 7:00 p.m. at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital.
The crash took place at the southeast portion of the intersection of N.E. 181st Ave. and E. Burnside St. at 8:09 a.m. on Oct. 5. Kemble was attempting to cross Burnside St. in a marked crosswalk when she was hit by Walters' eastbound car.
The East County Vehicular Crimes Team continues to investigate the crash. Witness statements and the initial investigation indicates Walters was smoking marijuana seconds before the crash but the degree to which potential marijuana consumption was a factor is still under investigation.
Walters was arrested yesterday and booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges of Assault in the Fourth Degree, Reckless Driving and Reckless Endangerment. He has since been released.
No further information is available at this time.
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