Driver Arrested In Fatal Pedestrian Crash In City Of Gresham

Press release from the City of Gresham:

May 14, 2021

On March 6 around 5:50 pm, Gresham police officers responded to a report of pedestrians hit by a car on NW Eastman Parkway and NW 3rd Street. When police arrived, they found nine-year-old Baylei Bissonette deceased at the scene and two other pedestrians were transported to a local area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the car, 20-year-old Cameron A. King, stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.

On May 13, Gresham Police arrested Mr. King for Criminally Negligent Homicide and two counts of Assault IV. He was lodged in the Multnomah County Jail with his bail set at $25,000.

No further information is available at this time.

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