DUII driver hits ambulance; three injured
The teen who hit the ambulance early Saturday morning is cited in the hospital.
Two paramedics and an impaired driver were hospitalized with injuries after a serious crash early Saturday in Northeast Portland.
The impaired driver, Lacorius M. Jenkins, 18, was issued a criminal citation at the hospital for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants (DUII) and Reckless Driving.
The ambulance driver and paramedic were not identified.
According to police, at around 12:40 a.m. on March 6, East and Central Precinct officers responded to an emergency signal from an American Medical Response ambulance at East Burnside Street and Northeast Cesar Chavez Boulevard. When they arrived, the officers found the ambulance had been involved in a crash.
March 04 2021
For years, rank-and-file civic life bureau staff have been sounding alarms about abusive managers. With a new commissioner at the helm, they re hoping someone s ready to listen.
In January, the Office of Community & Civic Life a Portland city bureau long lamented as a catch-all for city services landed in the lap of an unexpecting Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty.
Looking to meet her new staff, Hardesty called her first all-staff meeting two weeks ago. All bureau members were invited except one: Director Suk Rhee.
Hardesty, who took on oversight of the office after the mayor reshuffled bureau assignments, said she wanted to create a safe space for staff members. Still, no one spoke.
March 04 2021
For years, rank-and-file civic life bureau staff have been sounding alarms about abusive managers. With a new commissioner at the helm, they re hoping someone s ready to listen.
In January, the Office of Community & Civic Life a Portland city bureau long lamented as a catch-all for city services landed in the lap of an unexpecting Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty.
Looking to meet her new staff, Hardesty called her first all-staff meeting two weeks ago. All bureau members were invited except one: Director Suk Rhee.
Hardesty, who took on oversight of the office after the mayor reshuffled bureau assignments, said she wanted to create a safe space for staff members. Still, no one spoke.
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