Tigard, OR. – Official Release: A deadly crash that happened early this morning is under investigation, and one man has been arrested on several charges.
The crash happened at 12:35AM on Highway 99W at SW Canterbury Lane, involving a Ford F-150 and a sedan. Sadly, the driver and sole occupant of the sedan was pronounced dead at the scene. The two occupants of the Ford-150, a father and his juvenile son, were not physically hurt.
The Washington County Crash Analysis Reconstruction Team (CART) responded to investigate, and Highway 99W was shut down in both directions for several hours. It reopened to traffic around 6:30AM.
The driver of the Ford F-150 has been identified as Jason Burgess, age 44, of Tigard. He was ultimately arrested on charges of second-degree manslaughter, DUII – alcohol, recklessly endangering and reckless driving and was taken to the Washington County Jail.
The man who died at the scene is not being identified at this time, pending family notifications.
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