MCSO Investigating Rollover, DUII Crash; Firefighters Conduct High-Angle Rope Rescue - 01/04/26

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. (MCSO) – Deputies with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) are investigating a suspected impaired driving crash that resulted in a vehicle going down an embankment and becoming partially submerged in a creek.

This investigation began just before 1 a.m. on Sunday, January 4, 2026, when the City of Portland’s Bureau of Emergency Communications (BOEC) received a crash notification from a person’s cellphone near Southeast Troutdale Road and Southeast Division Drive in Troutdale.

The phone line remained open, but no one on the other end responded. Emergency dispatchers used GPS technology to map the location of the phone, which showed the phone and vehicle off the road.

MCSO deputies responded and located a vehicle down an approximately 20-foot embankment. They could hear the driver, later identified as Fred Jimenez, yelling for help.

Jimenez told deputies he had only sustained minor injuries but could not climb out.

Based on the preliminary investigation, Jimenez lost control of his car as he traveled through the intersection. The car landed on its roof, partially submerged in a creek.

The Gresham Fire Department responded and conducted a high-angle rope rescue to get Jimenez from the car and up the embankment.

Paramedics took him to the hospital for treatment.

Deputies have issued Jimenez a criminal citation for driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII).

Due to the potential environmental hazard, deputies asked a tow truck respond and had the car removed from the creek.

Several photos from the scene are being released. Media may use these with credit to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.

MCSO thanks the Gresham Fire Department for their assistance with this case.

No further information is available for release at this time.