DRIVER CITED ON MULTIPLE CHARGES FOLLOWING FIERY INJURY TRAFFIC CRASH - INTERSTATE 84 AT THE MULTNOMAH FALLS PARKING LOT (PHOTOS)
Posted: July 16th, 2011 7:27 AM
The driver of a car is facing multiple charges following a fiery traffic crash on Interstate 84 in the Multnomah Falls parking lot early Saturday morning. The driver and passenger are both being treated at a Legacy Emanuel Medical Center as Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers from the Portland Area Command office continue the investigation.
According to OSP Trooper Kimberly Long, on July 16, 2011 at approximately 1:00 a.m. a 1991 Subaru Legacy driven by RENE GONZALEZ ZAVALA, age 30, from Compton, California was eastbound on Interstate 84 at a high rate of speed. As the Subaru tried to exit into the Multnomah Falls parking lot GONZALEZ ZAVALA lost control, crashing into road signs and then into the back of a parked semi-trailer. The car left over 900 feet of tire marks until it came to a stop.
GONZALEZ ZAVALA and his unidentified passenger were both able to exit the car before it caught fire and was engulfed in flames. The car was totaled and the fire spread to area bushes and grass before it was extinguished by responder fire fighters.
Both men, who work at a Mosier-area ranch, were transported by ambulance to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center for treatment of serious, non-life threatening injuries.
GONZALEZ ZAVALA was cited to appear in Multnomah County Circuit Court by OSP Trooper Jose Cortez on the following charges:
* Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants
* Reckless Driving
* Recklessly Endangering Another Person
* Assault in the Third Degree
* Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree
Photograph Source: Oregon State Police
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