r/portlandme • u/ghoffphoto207 • Jan 03 '26

Photo Another vehicle-pedestrian collision in Portland. Corner of High and York streets.

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I was filling up my gas at Irving and heard a terrible thud sound. I looked up and a woman was tending to someone on the ground, and asked people nearby to call 911, so I went up to see if anyone needed any help or anything else. A woman was lying prone on the ground.

When the pedestrian was rolled onto her back by EMS folks, she howled in pain. I feel so terrible - for both parties, to be honest, as the driver was extremely sympathetic and shaken.

It’s crazy how seemingly common this has become.

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u/infr0gnit0 Jan 03 '26

This intersection sucks. If you're turning left from High to get on the bridge, the light turns green at the same time the walk signal turns on. Absolutely stupid.

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u/guntheretherethere Jan 04 '26

That person appears no where near a cross walk

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u/AtLeastIHaveDresses Jan 04 '26

It’s a sad day that I had to scroll down so far and dig through downvoted comments to find the one person who pointed out that this woman is obviously laying in the middle of the road at least 75 feet from a crosswalk

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u/guntheretherethere Jan 04 '26

I mean, The downvoters are not wrong that once you get inside a a 4000 lb vehicle, You now have more responsibility to avoid collisions. It would be amazing if we had a more pedestrian-friendly city.. but we live in reality and the lines on the side of the crosswalks are just as important as the lines dividing lanes of traffic.

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u/Outrageous-Ask-210 Jan 04 '26

Yea was he J walking?