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   An Oregon man who prosecutors say intentionally crashed his vehicle into   
   pedestrians and cyclists, killing a grandmother of five and injuring   
   others, was charged Wednesday with murder and other counts.   
      
   A motive in the rampage that began when a person was struck Monday   
   afternoon was unclear, but police said the driver's actions showed an   
   intent to strike and injure people.   
      
   Paul Rivas, 64, was charged with one count of murder in the second degree,   
   seven counts of failure to perform the duties of a driver and six counts   
   of assault in the second degree, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike   
   Schmidt said in a statement.   
      
   Rivas appeared in court Wednesday, and a not guilty plea was entered on   
   his behalf, the district attorney's office said. He was appointed a public   
   defender who declined to comment Wednesday evening.   
      
   Killed in the rampage was Jean Gerich, 77, who was hit by a Honda Element,   
   which then made a U-turn and went onto the sidewalk, striking her a second   
   time, according to a probable cause affidavit.   
      
   Rivas was arrested after crashing his Honda Element, fleeing on foot and   
   being surrounded by bystanders, police said.   
      
   After interviewing witnesses, police "learned Rivas appeared to be   
   deliberately attempting to strike nearby vehicles, bicyclists and   
   pedestrians by swerving towards them while in the roadway and while on the   
   sidewalk," the district attorney's office said in the statement. After   
   each crash, the driver sped away, it said.   
      
   Rivas told police after his arrest that he was driving a Honda Element,   
   and he acknowledged he was surrounded and arrested after crashing it, but   
   he gave a series of explanations about the hit-and-runs, the probable   
   cause affidavit said.   
      
   These included that he'd had brake problems and was looking for a shop;   
   that a similar-looking Element could have hit them; and that he did hit a   
   bicyclist but characterized it as an emergency maneuver to avoid a more   
   serious crash, the affidavit said.   
      
   https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-deadly-portland-hit-run-   
   rampage-charged-murder-n1255929   
      
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