Earlier today, at the corner of Union and High, a person operating a Cherriots bus collided with a person on foot. The person on foot died at the scene.
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| The outbound No. 19 makes a right hand turn from Union to Broadway |
A No. 19 bus going north on High is pictured in media accounts on the side of the road at the Chemeketa Center for Business and Industry on the corner. It makes a right-hand turn around the corner right there with a bus stop on Union Street just before the turn. There are also restaurants and the parking garage right there, and it is not far from ARCHES.
The intersection has traffic lights and marked crosswalks.
Salem Police have not published a statement beyond a couple of announcements on the former twitter, and it is not at all clear what happened and who might have made errors.
Update 1
Salem Police released a statement.
Just after 1:00 p.m. today, Salem Police and other emergency personnel responded to the intersection of Union and High STS NE on the report of a pedestrian struck by a Cherriots bus.
The preliminary investigation by the Salem Police Traffic Team indicates the driver of the transit bus was traveling westbound on Union ST and initiated a right-hand turn onto northbound High ST, striking a pedestrian in the crosswalk on the northeast corner of the intersection.
The bus driver brought the bus to a stop a short distance away from the intersection. The driver and occupants of the bus attempted to render aid to the pedestrian; however, he was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The pedestrian is identified as Joseph Eugene Chandler, age 68, of Salem.
The Cherriots bus driver, John Paul Valdez, age 63, of Albany, remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation.
The Traffic Team investigation continues, and as such, no citations have been issued or arrest made.
Through traffic in the area was closed for approximately two hours for the investigation.
If there's not a leading pedestrian interval, it is a place where one should be considered. The release does not, however, say what directions of travel had the green light. Still, bus drivers should be looking for people on foot anywhere.
This post will be updated.
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Updated with release from Salem PD
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