Pedestrian struck on northbound I-5 near Victory Boulevard, Portland OR

Traffic

Reported: 11/3/2025 12:34 AM

I-5, Portland, OR

A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle on northbound I-5 near Victory Boulevard. The person had been agitated and holding a wrench. Later, they were lying down in the middle of the southbound lanes, causing a dangerous situation on the highway.

Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue

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Transcript:

00:00

Truck 8, Medics, 348 at Purrity, Traffic accident, Pedestrian, Struck, Northbound I-5 at Exit 306B Baker for Victory. Talk group is option, truck, truck 8, medic, 348, pedestrian struck, northbound I-5 at exit 306 Baker for Victory Boulevard. Talker was opposite one, it's 00-0-4-8-O-F1.

00:30

Bravo 408, are you in tap out?

00:35

48 on topout?

00:37

Hey, so you're probably about to run up on this pedestrian struck northbound I-5 at Exit 306B Baker. We've got 348 on it, but if you get eyes on it, let us know if that's best access there.

00:51

All right, copy standby.

00:58

Okay, else one.

01:02

For you and Medic 340,4A, just letting you guys know the pedestrian truck is currently on the southbound lanes now.

01:10

Looks like he's just laying down in the middle of the southbound lanes. He did previously have a wrench and was yelling at her collar.

01:16

But again, now he's just lying in the middle of the lanes on the southbound side.

01:22

Target, coming.

01:28

Pretty a copy.

01:34

A408, tap out.

01:36

Bravo 408, go ahead.

01:39

Bravo 408,

01:40

hold.

01:42

We just took the exit ramp.

01:46

It looks like there's a separate scene going on down here with PD, but it sounds like PD was saying the patient went to the southbound lanes of the highway, is holding a wrench, and appears agitated.

01:59

Copy, yeah, looks like we got that from them at about the same time you keyed up. Thank you, Al.

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