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Police identify victim in Portland fatal crash, arrest driver

By Ted Sickinger, oregonlive.com
Published: January 27, 2020, 8:13am

Police identified the victim in a fatal two car-crash that closed Sandy Boulevard in Park Rose Saturday morning as Salvador Cruz Garcia, 52, of Portland.

The driver of the vehicle that hit Garcia’s car, Tyrell P. Dixon, 28, of Happy Valley, was arrested and charged with manslaughter in the second degree, driving under the influence, and reckless driving.

Investigators said Dixon was driving a 2003 Pontiac Bonneville westbound on Northeast Sandy Boulevard and ran a red light at Northeast 105th Avenue. His vehicle hit a 2003 Mazda Miata, driven by Garcia, which was moving northbound through the intersection. Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene. Dixon and a passenger in his vehicle were treated for minor injuries.

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