Pedestrian Deceased In A Hit And Run Incident Identified
- 12/02/25
On Saturday, November 29, 2025, at 6:13 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies and officers from the Hillsboro Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting a pedestrian who had been hit by a vehicle near the 4500 block of SW Minter Bridge Road.
Medical personnel responding to the location pronounced the pedestrian, identified as 72-year-old Jerry Bonar of Hillsboro, deceased. Bonar was last seen walking along Minter Bridge Road around 6:00 p.m. by another witness, shortly before he was found.
The family has been notified of his death and has requested privacy at this time.
Investigators believe Mr. Bonar was walking along the road when he was hit by a vehicle. The driver of that vehicle left the scene and has not been identified yet. The Crash Analysis Reconstruction Team (CART) responded to assist with the investigation and is seeking information from anyone who witnessed the incident or has information but has not spoken to investigators.
Anyone with information is asked to call non-emergency dispatch at 503-629-0111 and reference case number 50-25-16750.
Pedestrian Deceased In A Hit And Run Incident Identified
- 12/02/25
On Saturday, November 29, 2025, at 6:13 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies and officers from the Hillsboro Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting a pedestrian who had been hit by a vehicle near the 4500 block of SW Minter Bridge Road.
Medical personnel responding to the location pronounced the pedestrian, identified as 72-year-old Jerry Bonar of Hillsboro, deceased. Bonar was last seen walking along Minter Bridge Road around 6:00 p.m. by another witness, shortly before he was found.
The family has been notified of his death and has requested privacy at this time.
Investigators believe Mr. Bonar was walking along the road when he was hit by a vehicle. The driver of that vehicle left the scene and has not been identified yet. The Crash Analysis Reconstruction Team (CART) responded to assist with the investigation and is seeking information from anyone who witnessed the incident or has information but has not spoken to investigators.
Anyone with information is asked to call non-emergency dispatch at 503-629-0111 and reference case number 50-25-16750.
