PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A blind man was struck and killed crossing an intersection in North Portland early Monday, and the driver — who stayed at the scene — was arrested on a charge of negligent homicide.

The man was in a crosswalk on North Columbia Boulevard at North Interstate Place around 6:17 a.m. when, investigators said, Ryan M. Gawick ran a red light.
His 2014 Mustang hit the man, who died at a nearby hospital not long after being hit.
Gawick, 34, stayed at thes scene and cooperated with investigators. He’s being held in the Multnomah County Jail.
The name of the victim has not yet been released.

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