PHOTO: At around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, Tigard Police and Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue responded to a report of a car that had gone off the embankment where the Hall Street overpass is being built.
Tigard Police confirmed to KATU News that a car crashed through the construction zone on SW Hall Boulevard and crashed onto Highway 217 below. “Our officers couldn’t find the driver and a K9 track was conducted, but that person was not immediately found,” a Tigard Police spokesperson said in an email to KATU News.
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue said the crash resulted in a significant car fire that fire crews were able to extinguish. ODOT, who is managing the construction of the new overpass, said they are reviewing any possible damage to the structure.