Updated March 5 The Portland Police Bureau announced this afternoon that Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty has been cleared of any involvement in a hit-and-run crash that allegedly took place March 3. The allegation that Hardesty was the driver who rear-ended another car and fled the scene started this morning on right-wing blogs, then was picked up by
The Oregonian. In a statement, police said the person who called 911 about being rear-ended thought the driver was Hardesty. Here s PPB s statement:
An investigation into an alleged hit-and-run crash involving property damage has revealed that a Portland City Commissioner is not a suspect.
On Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at about 11:24p.m., Portland Police responded to 13300 block of Southeast Stark Street on a report of a hit-and-run crash. The officer learned from the caller that her car had been rear-ended at about 4:48 p.m. near the intersection of Southeast 148th Avenue and East Burnside Street. The vehicle that allegedly struc