PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A man has died of injuries sustained in an October crash that also injured two officers, according to Portland police.
The crash in question involved a stolen Kia that was suspected to be involved in a reported bookstore burglary on Powell Boulevard. The car attempted to elude officers after a traffic stop on the morning of October 6.
While fleeing, police said the Kia hit a patrol SUV, injuring two officers and the two suspects in the Kia.
Both officers were treated at a hospital and released, officials said.
However, the Kia driver, 37-year-old Gilberth Colli-Garma, died from his injuries. His passenger, a woman, was seriously hurt, but did not have life-threatening injuries, authorities say.
This death marks the 66th traffic-related fatality this year.