Portland Traffic Deaths Hit 30-Year High, Nearly Half Pedestrians

Portland OR

03 February, 2022

1:20 PM

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PORTLAND, OR — There are 63 names on the list. More than five-dozen people who were killed on the streets of Portland in 2021. From Daniel Martinez-Vidals, a 19-year-old killed on New Year's Day at Division and 112th to Jaimie Smith, a 23-year-old killed on Christmas Day at North Interstate and Mississippi, it is a list that shows Portland's Vision Zero Program still has a way to go before being successful. The 63 who died last year was the highest number since 1990 and an increase over the 54 who were killed the year before. Of the 63 who died, 27 were pedestrians, up from 18 in 2021. Homeless people made up 70 percent of the pedestrians killed. PBOT said they recognize the seriousness of the steps back. "Some of these deaths feel hauntingly familiar, as they follow patterns and trends from before the pandemic," the bureau says in the report. "Others feel different because the Covid-19 pandemic, and its tremendous impact on American life, is also a contributing factor to the rise in traffic deaths. "This is a new and unexpected circumstance requiring our focus and attention." Here is a list of the 63 who died: Daniel Martinez-VidalsAndrew LuceroClarissa WhiteEddie LarsonCharles PattonJoshua StanleyKaren McClureDouglas Rosling IIKenna ButchekAntonio Amaro-LopezJose ContrerasMorise SmithCecilia HaoInna BosovikSusan SturdavantKfi HenStephen LooserFaustino JuradoJohn ThomasRoy YottyEddy KolbAnthony TolliverJamie Pallviny-BrownDavid DentlerMeagann McCombNatalie GrayJeremy HudsonDelbert DowningMichael Gazeley-RomneyJoshua Samuel TeachMichael ButeKim ChungEdgar PizanoAlice KurkowskiKevin FordCharles EngbloWilliam AndersonBonnie CulverKnysha Latreace WesleyGregory James BeuvingJoshua Jay ReillySamuel Gene HambrickDouglas Allen MooneyAustin BoydTai Dave UngAaron ApplebyDavid Randy LeeRyan DickensonRuby Lee AllenCollin PageTralee Ariel McClainLaurie LawyerCarrie Lynn SimonsJose Romero-RamirezKeith PoppertRobert Joseph LeonSesky AntonioCocine BuckTerrence TombeJessie UgelstadSteven Alcorn Jr.Vivian Gaye PhillipsJaimie Smith