One pedestrian killed near 8800 S MAY ST in Auburn Gresham
A pedestrian was killed after a Tuesday early morning collision in Auburn Gresham on February 7, 2023 at 2:48 AM.
The crash occurred near 8800 S MAY ST, on a one-way road. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. It was dark but with streetlights, the weather was clear, and the roadway was dry. The police report did not specify a cause for the crash.
A 2006 Chrysler 300 was heading south. The driver, a 41-year-old man, was uninjured; his airbag did not deploy.
A 49-year-old man (pedestrian) was killed.
Police were notified at 2:50 AM and made a report on scene. This was the 250th injurious crash reported in February 2023, and the 1,347th injurious crash reported in 2023. It was the 20th fatal crash for 2023.
Curated articles about this crash
- Drivers fatally struck Stevenson Mays, 59, in West Englewood; Eric S. Wills, 49, in Gresham
Officers responding to a “person down” call found Eric S. Wills, 49, lying in the 8800 block of South May Street, police said. “After the [driver of the] striking vehicle came to a stop, the victim had sustained blunt force trauma to the body,” the police department said in a statement.
Where it happened
8800 S MAY ST
- Neighborhood
- Auburn Gresham
- Ward
- 21st Ward
- Intersections
- W 88TH ST & S MAY ST
Street view: 41.7340° N, 87.6522° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- UNABLE TO DETERMINE
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DARKNESS, LIGHTED ROAD
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- ONE-WAY
- Traffic control
- NO CONTROLS
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
View the crash's underlying records: exactly as published by the city, or as transformed for crashstop.org