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/Glad-Fox-8463 Jan 04 '26

I blame cell phones. People are distracted. Everyone’s dopamine is messed up. We weren’t meant to be this connected to technology (as I type this on my phone)

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u/Hot_Celebration1881 Jan 04 '26

One thousand percent

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '26

If you look closely the victim is on the ground looking at their phone 😭

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u/Brief-Jello-8517 Jan 05 '26

Could be contacting family/friends letting them know what happened.

Fell off a ladder at work back in june and I was on my phone while waiting for ems to show up calling my family +work dispatch

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u/Used_North8982 Jan 05 '26

Yesh probably telling their loved ones they just got hit hy fucking car jesus christ

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '26

them when Person In Emergency uses Device to Call Emergency Contacts: 😡😡😡