PORTLAND -- A Portland woman died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver Sunday morning, police said.
Cynthia Barton Rabe, 47, was walking along NW Linmere Drive near Circle A Drive in the Oak Hills area of Washington County, when a car left the road and struck her just before 10 a.m., according to Sgt. David Thompson.
Rabe, an author, had worked as a marketing executive at Portland's Laika studios. She wrote "The Innovation Killer" and had been an innovative strategist for Intel and served on a creative team for Eveready Batteries that created the Energizer Bunny ad concept in 1988.
The suspect, Corey Scott Jensen, then crashed into a boulder, which caused his car to become stuck. He ran from the car, leaving Rabe bleeding and unconscious in the middle of the Road, Thompson said.
Jensen then came across a car that had stopped for the hit-and-run. He jumped on the hood of that car. The driver got out and confronted Jensen. Jensen jumped into the driver's seat, but the keys had been removed.
Jensen then got out of the car and head-butted the windshield.
He ran north and deputies found him naked about 30 minutes later. A K-9 dog helped deputies to find his clothing. He resisted arrest and was eventually tasered and detained.
Thompson said Jensen appeared to be under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs he reportedly had consumed at an event called the Re:Generation Festival near North Plains.
He had stolen a 2010 Nissan Cube from a friend and left the event. It was the same car that struck Rabe, and he was driving from his home when he hit her, Thompson said.
Jensen was hospitalized at Portland's Legacy Emanuel Hospital for injuries unrelated to his arrest, Thompson said. He was listed in critical condition Monday morning.
Rabe was also taken to Emanuel.
The incident remained under investigation Monday morning. No charges had been filed.
