PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An 18-year-old driver succumbed to his injuries nearly two weeks after he was badly injured in a crash in Portland’s Centennial neighborhood.
On Dec. 17, Portland police and fire officials responded to a rollover crash on Southeast 148th Avenue near Southeast Main Street. Fire crews pulled Christopher Rios from his vehicle.
Rios was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. PPB said he died from his injuries on Sunday, Jan. 1.
Anyone with information on the crash is encouraged to email crimetips@police.portlandoregon.gov, attention Traffic Investigations Unit or call 503-823-2103. Reference case number 22-333431.
The investigation is ongoing.