A well-known Portland grocery store owner is dead after a crash involving a suspected drunk driver.
John Zupan, 66, was hurt in a crash Monday night but died late Tuesday night from his injuries. Zupan was riding a motorcycle on Marine Drive near 138th Ave. in Northeast Portland when a car crossed the center line and hit him.
Zupan was in critical condition until just after 10 p.m. Tuesday when he died.
The man accused of causing the accident made his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon in Multnomah County.
Edy Reynoso-Ramirez is facing drunk driving and assault charges.
According to investigators, Reynoso-Ramirez was speeding when the crash happened. He tried to run away from the scene, said investigators.
Reynoso-Ramirez is in the country illegally and is now on an immigration hold.
There's really nothing to add to the KOIN(6) report cited above, though the link also goes to their broadcast story and delves a little further into Zupan's history. The question is, how do we stop this idiocy, when our elected representatives refuse to represent our interests - and when police refuse to enforce our laws?
This Ramirez guy should be sent to jail in his home country.
