Updated May 15, 2023
The deceased pedestrian is identified as Dayton Wayne Heinz Clarke, age 21. The involved driver is Leonel HernandezMorales, age 30
The investigation is continuing.
Previous Information:
At 3:54 a.m. on May 13, Eugene Police officers were called to respond to a severely injured person lying in the middle of road midblock on E. 24th Ave between Kincaid and Harris. When officers arrived, they found the person, a 21-year-old male, was deceased of an apparent vehicle/pedestrian crash. Shortly into the investigation the involved driver, a 30-year-old male, arrived back on scene in a large delivery truck to cooperate with the investigation. EPD Major Collision Investigation team is working the case. Case 23-06886