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A 62-year-old Washington woman was struck by a westbound MAX train early Sept. 5 near Portland's Lloyd Center. She later died from her injuries at a hospital.
(Brent Wojahn/The Oregonian)
A Washington woman died after being hit by a MAX train in Northeast Portland early Thursday, authorities say.
Yvonne Osredkar, 62, of Ridgefield, Wash., was the pedestrian struck while in a marked crosswalk about 7:40 a.m. near Northeast 7th Avenue and Holladay Street, the Multnomah County Medical Examiner's Office said. It marks the second TriMet train-related death this year.
The Oregon Veterinary Medical Examining Board lists Osredkar as an investigator with the agency.
After being hit, Osredkar was dragged a short distance and then pinned between the tracks and the train's undercarriage, said Lt. Rich Chatman, a Portland Fire & Rescue spokesman. She was taken to a hospital in the area after being freed and later died there.
Reviews of surveillance video show Osredkar may have not heard the MAX train coming because of nearby heavy construction, police said.
An investigation is continuing and police said the MAX operator was not impaired when the crash occurred.
-- Everton Bailey Jr.