A driver who went on a deadly rampage in Portland, Ore., on Monday afternoon - killing one person and striking nine others - has been charged with murder and other offenses, according to media. (KOIN) — A man facing a slew of charges in a deadly hit-and-run rampage in Southeast Portland hit a 77-year-old woman with his car before doing a U-turn and then running her over a. A ‘rampaging driver’ who allegedly stole seven vehicles during a nine-hour crime spree was finally brought down by Queensland police, with the dramatic arrest captured on video. The 27-year-old man is facing 35 charges over the terrifying ordeal which began near Rockhampton in Central Queensland and finished on the outskirts. Driver Rampage Kills Woman Some residents on Southeast Stark who watched a driver plow into people and bicylists on the sides of streets and sidewalks Monday afternoon, injuring at least nine people and killing an elderly woman, have indicated that they are convinced the damage and destruction was intentional, something police say appears to be. News Driver in deadly Portland car rampage intended to hit and injure people, police say A man is alleged to have struck 10 people, almost all of them pedestrians, in a crime scene that.
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Witnesses suspect destruction was intentional
Michael Leighton | 1/26/2021, 2:14 p.m.
Portland police have identified the driver accused of speeding through a southeast Portland neighborhood Monday afternoon and plowing into pedestrians and bicylists on the sides of streets and sidewalks, injuring at least nine people and killing an elderly woman.
The man, Paul Rivas, 64, of Oregon City was lodged at the Multnomah County Detention Center for the crimes of murder in the second degree, six counts of assault in the second degree, and multiple counts of failure to perform the duties of a driver. Additional charges will be considered by the Multnomah County District Attorney, officials said.
Some residents on Southeast Stark who witnessed the rampage were convinced the damage and destruction was intentional, something police say appears to be the case.
Police continued their investigation Tuesday along a crime scene that spans at least 15 city blocks, from Southeast 33rd Avenue to Southeast 19th Avenue, along parts of Stark, Belmont and Washington streets.The woman who died has been identified as 77 year-old Jean Gerich of Portland.
Rivas was taken into custody almost immediately after he crashed his vehicle and tried to flee. Nearby residents first cornered the motorist, keeping him at bay until three police officers arrived to tackle him to the ground.
Detectives reported Tuesday that they found no evidence that this was an act of terrorism, a bias crime or was politically motivated. But detectives said that the driver's actions did show intent to hit and injure people.
According to Portland Police Bureau spokesperson Derek Carmon, police received a call shortly after 1 p.m. that a driver had hit a pedestrian. Additional calls then came from people saying a person driving the same suspect vehicle, a Honda Element, was striking other people and vehicles, he said.
Larry Wolfe told reporters that he had an appointment to meet the person who was killed, a woman in her 70s. He said he saw her get hit by the car and scream, and was walking toward her when the car came back, hit her again, did a U-turn and dragged her along the pavement.
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The family of the woman killed released a statement Tuesday mourning their beloved mother and grandmother:
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'Jean Gerich was not a nameless victim. She was a loving mother of two. She was a proud grandmother of five, ages 4 to 16. Sirius nascar driver channels. She would have turned 78 in twelve days. She beat cancer five years ago. She received her first vaccination shot last week and was overjoyed to get out in the world again. She has lived in the city of Portland since 1972 and for those 48 years she has loved her community of friends, Forest Park, and the proximity to nature. We are grateful for the good Samaritans who were at the scene.'