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Friday, March 22, 2019 - Woodburn, OR - On 03/22/2019 at approximately 1:00 a.m. the Woodburn Police Department (WPD) received a call of a motor vehicle crash into an apartment complex at the 100 block of Gatch St (photos included).
The vehicle involved in the crash was a white 1999 Ford F350 Crew Cab pickup truck driven by Bartolo Hernandez Godinez, age 21, of Woodburn (see photo). A witness told WPD officers they saw the vehicle travelling at high speeds on Gatch St., where it struck a parked vehicle, a garbage can, signs and mailboxes before crashing into the apartment complex.
There was one resident of the damaged apartment that was sleeping on the floor at the time of the crash. The resident was uninjured, but covered by debris from the crash. They missed being struck by the vehicle by less than a foot. The driver of the truck, Mr. Godinez, was uninjured. His passenger, an 18-year-old male, was transported to the hospital with injuries and was last known to be in stable condition. There are no further updates on his condition at this time.
Mr. Godinez was subsequently arrested for Assault III, Recklessly Endangering Another x 2, Criminal Mischief I x 2, Reckless Driving, and DUII. His Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) was a 0.14, well over the legal limit.
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