PORTLAND — Portland police have arrested two men in connection with a car crash amid speed racing that killed a woman in Portland.
Police said Monday they arrested Vladimir Viktorovich Pavlov on charges of second-degree manslaughter and negligent homicide, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. Earlier this month, police say officers arrested McKinley James Faria on charges of second-degree manslaughter and negligent homicide.
Joann Dee Mardis, 58, was injured in the July 19, 2020 crash on Northeast 122nd Avenue in East Portland. According to a news report, Mardis was on her way to work at Elmer’s Cafe in her F-150 truck when she was involved in a crash with two other cars. Police said Mardis was not involved in street racing. She died of her injuries on July 27, 2020.
A Multnomah County grand jury indicted Pavlov and Faria for second-degree manslaughter and negligent homicide in Mardis’ death on March 1, court records show. It wasn’t immediately known if they have lawyers to comment on their behalf.
