On Saturday June 22, 2019 at 10:55 pm, McMinnville Police and McMinnville Fire personnel responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on NE Hwy 99W at the intersection of NE McDonald Lane.   

Preliminary investigation revealed that a Dodge Challenger, operated by Hector Morales, age 19 of McMinnville, was travelling southbound on Hwy 99W.   As Morales passed through the intersection of NE McDonald Lane, his vehicle struck Jesus Garcia-Garcia, age 26 of McMinnville, who was walking in the southbound lanes of Highway 99W.   Numerous witnesses report that Morales was driving lawfully through the intersection with a green traffic signal and that Garcia-Garcia was unlawfully crossing or walking within the roadway against a red light/Don’t Walk signal.   Garcia-Garcia suffered life threatening injuries and was transported by McMinnville Fire Department ambulance to an awaiting Life Flight helicopter at the Cascade Steel heliport on NE Riverside Drive.    Garcia-Garcia’s condition is listed as serious but stable at a Portland area hospital. .

The investigation is ongoing and no citations have been issued at this time.  Alcohol impairment with Garcia-Garcia is believed to be a contributing factor in the crash.   Any witnesses who were not contacted by police at the scene are asked to contact Sgt. Josh Sheets at (503)434-7307.