Car hits 72-year-old woman near Providence St. Vincent hospital, arrest made after driver flees

UPDATE 6 p.m. Friday: Detectives uncovered Tyler W. Fetterhoff, 34, just prior to 5 p.m. Friday in Beaverton and arrested him on suspicion of 2nd-diploma assault, felony failure to complete the obligations of a driver and reckless driving.

Diana Petty stays in crucial situation, in accordance to a information launch from the Washington County Sheriff’s Place of work.

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A 72-year-old girl is in essential affliction after being struck by a vehicle Thursday night when she was crossing a avenue in the vicinity of Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, the Washington County Sheriff’s Business suggests.

A nurse rushed to the female and delivered crisis treatment. The girl was taken to a close by trauma middle.

The driver involved in the crash sped absent from the scene, and the car, a 2015 Subaru Legacy, was afterwards identified parked in a nearby household community, the sheriff’s business office suggests. The initial investigation signifies the driver ran a pink light and hit the female “as she crossed SW Barnes Street in a crosswalk” at 7:22 p.m.

Portland has viewed a rash of hit-and-run-form incidents not long ago, like two lethal this kind of crashes in 24 hrs past thirty day period.

Investigators inquire any one who witnessed the crash in the vicinity of St. Vincent’s, or who may possibly have data about it, to get in touch with the sheriff’s office environment at 503-629-0111.

— The Oregonian/OregonLive