SANDY, Ore. (AP) - Police say a pedestrian in Sandy was struck and killed by a motorist who has been charged with assault and drunken driving.
Sandy police Officer Samuel Craven says 41-year-old Michael Topliff was hit late Friday by a Ford Mustang headed north on Beers Avenue. He died Saturday at a Portland hospital.
The motorist - 32-year-old Philip Krogstad of Sandy - initially fled before returning on foot. Craven says Krogstad’s blood-alcohol content was .14, nearly twice the legal limit.
Krogstad’s car was found at his apartment complex, just a block from the crash scene.
He was booked into the Clackamas County Jail. Craven says additional charges are likely because the victim died.
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