LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — Employees of Palisades Market are doing what they can to help a fellow worker who was severely injured in a hit-and-run traffic accident in Lincoln City last week.
Mohammad Fawad Mohammadi was visiting the Oregon coast with his wife and young son on Tuesday, March 6, when they were involved in a minor traffic accident in the parking lot of a Walgreens on Highway 101 in Lincoln City.
Mohammadi and his wife got out of their vehicle to look at the damage and exchange insurance information. Police say the other driver involved in the accident put his car in reverse and backed up, striking Mohammadi.
The driver then sped away, police said, heading northbound on Highway 101.
“It’s just horrific, I can’t get my mind around what he did to this young man,” said co-worker Laurie Boss.
Mohammadi was flown by helicopter to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland with leg, hip, back and other injuries.
Police arrested 68-year-old Perry G. Nicolopoulos, of Puyallup, Washington. Nicolopoulos faces numerous charges, including assault and DUII. He’s being held on $1 million bail.
Co-workers have started a GoFundMe account. You can find it here if you’d like to help.