PORTLAND, OREGON -
A naked man doing push-
ups in the middle of a North Portland street was
struck and killed by a car early Sunday morning.
The man was identified Monday as James Hunter,
43, of Portland.
North Precinct officers first responded to the report
of a naked man running in traffic near North
Columbia Boulevard and Portsmouth Avenue at
4:04 a.m. Sunday.
While they were en route, police received a second
report that the naked man was doing push-ups in
the road.
Then, they received a third report: he had
been struck by a car.
Officers and medical personnel arrived and found
the Hunter dead.
The driver remained at the scene and was
cooperative with investigators. Police said she was
not impaired by alcohol or drugs, and no citations
have been issued in this case.
The major crash team responded and investigators
learned the driver struck Hunter with her 2010
Honda Civic while traveling westbound on Columbia
Boulevard.
The road was closed for several hours during the
investigation, but reopened later Sunday.
The Oregon State Medical Examiner will conduct an
autopsy, including toxicology, to determine the
pedestrian's cause of death. Toxicology results are
expected back in a few weeks.
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