Driver faulted in TV Highway fatality to face manslaughter
01:44 PM PDT on Thursday, June 25, 2009
HILLSBORO, Ore. -- An early morning rear-end collision killed a man and closed the Tualatin Valley Highway in both directions Thursday, according to police.
The road was closed in both directions between Imlay and Brookwood. Two lanes were reopened around 6:30 a.m. on one side of the highway, allowing traffic through in both directions, ODOT said.
ODOT issued an "all clear" and reopened all lanes just before 9 a.m.
Hillsboro police said the accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. and involved two cars, both heading westbound.
Onesimo Ortiz-Giron, a 43-year-old Hillsboro man, was pronounced dead at the scene. His SUV burst into flames during the wreck, police said.
A man and woman in their 20s were in a second car that allegedly rear-ended Ortiz-Giron's vehicle.
Details: Traffic Alerts
Julio Roberto Urbina, 22, was traveling with a 23-year-old woman, Rocio Alexi Mazariegos-Aba, in a Dodge Stratus when they hit Ortiz-Giron from behind. Police would not comment on whether alcohol was a factor.
Ortiz-Giron's vehicle, a GMC Jimmy, burst into flames.
Roberto-Urbina suffered minor injuries. He was transported to a local hospital and arrested after release on manslaughter charges.
His passenger was uninjured and not charged, Hillsboro police said.
KGW Reporter Erica Heartquist contributed to this report.
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