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On 1/22/2020 at about 4:04 am, the Milwaukie Police were dispatched to a hit and run crash near the intersection of S.E. Harrison Street and 31st Avenue in Milwaukie. There was a crew doing routine maintenance on the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks at that location and time. A worker directing traffic was struck by a gray colored sedan which initially left the scene. The construction worker was transported by ambulance to a local hospital from the location with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the vehicle, 53-year-old Michael Taylor, returned to the scene of the crash about 30 minutes later. He was driving a gray 2008 Ford Focus. Mr. Taylor then cooperated with investigators. He was taken into custody for Felony Failure to Perform the Duties of a Driver to Injured Persons (Hit and Run) and the incident is still under investigation.
Anytime a driver approaches a road construction zone with altered traffic patterns, they should slow to a speed they are certain is safe until they are completely through it.