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Portland police find driver in hit-run fatality

The Columbian
Published: October 6, 2011, 5:00pm

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland police say they have identified the driver responsible for a hit-and-run fatality Tuesday near Portland International Airport.

Police say the man was driving a truck under contract to the Postal Service. They said Thursday he’s cooperating with investigators.

KATU reports (http://bit.ly/obei6k ) the 21-year-old woman who was killed, Abaynesh Awokie, was walking to her job at the airport when she was hit.

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Information from: KATU-TV, http://www.katu.com/

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