![]() Officials said Amaro Lopez had left the Hazel Dell restaurant around 5 p.m. The Oregon Medical Examiner’s Office determined he died of a fracture of the spine from the crash, with immersion in water listed as a contributing factor, according to the lawsuit.Īn ODOT spokesman declined to comment on the lawsuit Tuesday.Īmaro Lopez, 57, was a chef at his brother’s restaurant, Amaro’s Table, which has locations in Hazel Dell and downtown Vancouver. When Amaro Lopez’s car hit a patch of snow or ice, causing him to lose control, his Subaru then went up the “man-made snow ramp” and plummeted 144 feet into the Columbia River below, the lawsuit alleges.ĭive crews recovered Amaro Lopez’s body and SUV from the river three days later. Jackson Memorial Bridge and into the Columbia River Sunday night, prompting a search effort by the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol Unit. alleges ODOT crews created a ramp of snow and ice, cleared from I-205, in the bus lane and shoulder of the bridge. ![]() The lawsuit - filed Monday, the one-year anniversary of Antonio Amaro Lopez’s death, in Multnomah County, Ore. 18 that shows a car fall from one of the highest ramps in the Marquette Interchange on Sunday. ![]() The family of a Portland man whose car went over the side of the Interstate 205 Bridge during a snowstorm in February 2021 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Transportation for its handling of road conditions. MILWAUKEE - The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) released video on Thursday, Feb.
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