Wednesday, December 21, 2022

In Hit-and-Run Driver kills Person Walking along Madrona near Retirement Home

Very near Hidden Lakes Retirement Home, in a hit-and-run a driver has struck and killed a person on foot.

Madrona at Woodbridge driveway

From Salem Police:

At approximately 5:30 p.m. yesterday evening, December 20, motorists traveling eastbound on Madrona AV west of Commercial ST SE reported an injured woman in the roadway.

Evidence of a crash scene involving the pedestrian and a vehicle was located at Madrona AV and Woodbridge CT, and the Salem Police Traffic Team was called to assume the investigation.

The woman, identified as 74-year-old Linda Louise Wisher, was transported by paramedics to Salem Health where she was pronounced deceased.

The Traffic Team’s preliminary investigation revealed Wisher was walking along the 300 block of Madrona AV, and as she crossed the driveway to an apartment complex, she was struck by a vehicle exiting the property. The victim was dragged several hundred feet where she was found by the motorist. 

The involved vehicle [and driver!] did not remain at the scene.

No further information is being released at this time, as the investigation into the incident continues. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Traffic Team at 503-588-6171. [link added]

There are multiple apartment complexes here in addition to the retirement home, and it is not exactly clear on which driveway the initial crash occurred. For a body to be dragged "several hundred feet" suggests speeding also. There are several questions and unresolved details in addition to finding the driver.

This post is very likely to be updated

Back in 2015 we said "troubling"
but really, how troubled are we?

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