On Thursday, December 26, 2024, at approximately 8:48 PM, Woodburn Police Officers responded to a hit-and-run incident involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on Pacific Highway and Williams Avenue in Woodburn. Upon their arrival, officers found a male victim, later identified as Nicolas Hernandez-Mendoza (age 44), a Woodburn resident, lying in the roadway. He was transported to Salem Hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

The preliminary investigation indicates that a light-colored SUV struck Hernandez-Mendoza while he was in the crosswalk on Pacific Hwy, just north of Williams Avenue, at approximately 8:46 PM. Investigators determined that immediately after the collision, the suspect vehicle, an unknown make and model light-colored SUV, made a right turn westbound onto Williams Avenue and then a left turn south on Carol Street as it fled the area.

The Woodburn Police Department is reaching out to the community for help. If you have any video surveillance or witnessed the incident, please contact Detective Logan Baker at 503-982-2345, reference Case Number 24-16703.