Anita Walters, 57, struck and killed on NE Andresen Road and Vancouver Mall Drive in Vancouver, Washington; Suspect Matthew Purifoy, 33, arrested
Modified Date:
Fri, 03/04/2016 - 3:38pmAccident Date:
Monday, December 8, 2014
Suspect detained in fatal Vancouver hit-and-run
The suspect then struck and killed a woman at the intersection of NE Andresen Road and Vancouver Mall Drive around 11:30 a.m., police said.
Pedestrian struck by car, killed in Vancouver
At about 11:15 a.m., citizens called 911 to report that a dark-maroon sedan was driving recklessly on Interstate 205 northbound from Portland, and there were reports that the sedan hit another vehicle on the freeway and kept going. From I-205, the suspect took state Highway 500 west and struck a light pole on the highway before exiting onto Northeast Andresen Road, according to radio traffic monitored at The Columbian.
Woman killed in hit-and-run was helping pick up litter
After he was treated at the hospital, Purifoy was arrested for vehicular homicide and felony hit-and-run.
Man arraigned in fatal hit-and-run of worker
Matthew S. Purifoy, 33, of Portland is charged with both vehicular homicide intoxication and vehicular homicide reckless driving in connection with the death of Anita Walters, 57, who was struck Dec. 8 while on a sidewalk.
Suspect in court in fatal pedestrian hit and run
The driver suspected striking and killing a pedestrian Monday morning in Vancouver appeared in Clark County Superior Court this morning on suspicion of vehicular homicide and hit and run death.
Portland man gets 15 years in Clark County hit-run death
Matthew S. Purifoy, 34, pleaded guilty Monday to vehicular homicide, hit-and-run death and driving under the influence. He was under the influence of prescription drugs Lorazepam, which is used to treat anxiety, and Oxycodone, a pain medication, when he struck 57-year-old Anita Walters with his car on Dec. 8 while she was walking on a sidewalk, according to documents filed in Clark County Superior Court.
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A driver, identified as Matthew Purifoy, 33, struck another vehicle on Interstate 205 and then exited to Northeast Andresen Road, where he struck and killed a woman at the intersection of NE Andresen Road and Vancouver Mall Drive. The woman, indentified as Anita Walters, 57, died at the scene. The driver crashed his car north of the scene and police took him into custody. Authorities believe he may have been impaired. What money damages are recoverable in a death claim? Every death from an accident is tragic. When a death is the result of someone else’s negligence, certain survivors may make a wrongful death claim against those responsible. Close relatives may recover monetary damages for the loss of financial support, as well as for medical, funeral, and burial expenses, lost earnings, and in some cases for pain, suffering, and loss of love and affection. Learn more about wrongful death claims here…
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics:
Hit and RunPeople Involved:
Anita Walters
Matthew Purifoy
Roadway:
Interstate 205City:
Vancouver, WACounty:
Clark County, WAArea:
Portland, OR
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