1 Killed, 1 Injured In Alcohol-Fueled Car Crash Sunday

PORTLAND, OR — One man was killed and another injured in a two-car crash in Southeast Portland early Sunday that police say was likely caused by speed and alcohol.

The injured man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver who was killed has been identified as 34-year-old Perwin Salvadore Moni.

The crash was first reported just after 12:30 a.m. Feb. 11. East Precinct officers were dispatched to the intersection of Southeast 122nd Avenue and Southeast Stark Street, where they found a white Chrysler PT Cruiser had collided with a dark grey Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Police say Moni was driving his Chrysler north on Southeast 122nd Avenue "at a high rate of speed" when he reportedly blew through a red light and struck the Jeep, which had been traveling west on Southeast Stark Street through a green light.

Anyone who may have witnessed this crash who hasn't yet spoken to police is encouraged to call traffic investigator Chris Johnson at 503-823-2213, or email Chris.Johnson@portlandoregon.gov.

This is reportedly the fourth fatal crash investigated by the Major Crash Team this year.

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