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Abdulrahman Noorah faces accusations of manslaughter, felony hit and run and reckless driving. Police said he was passing vehicles, nearly colliding with them, at high speeds on Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard before his gold Lexus fatally struck a teen crossing 43rd Avenue.

(The Oregonian/File)

Updated at 11:03 a.m.

A 20-year-old man driving with a suspended license has been arrested in connection with a Southeast Portland crash that claimed the life of a teenage girl, police said Saturday.

Abdulrahman Noorah

Abdulrahman Noorah faces accusations of manslaughter, felony hit and run and reckless driving. Police said he was passing vehicles, nearly colliding with them, at high speeds on Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard on Friday afternoon before his gold Lexus struck and killed the teen as she was crossing 43rd Avenue.

Witnesses said the driver continued west at a high speed and made no attempt to stop, police said. Noorah later returned to the crash scene.

Investigators with the Portland Police Bureau's Major Crash Team said Noorah was driving with a suspended license. They "are still determining if intoxication was a factor," the agency said Saturday morning in a news release. Noorah was booked into a Multnomah County jail where his bail totals $257,500.

Several of the teen's family members were present during the crash, and they have asked for privacy.

Sgt. Greg Stewart, a police spokesman, said the agency is holding off on releasing the teen's name despite the family notifications being completed.

"My understanding is there is work being done to make sure as many of her schoolmates as possible are notified in as compassionate a manner as possible," he said.

Investigators thanked The Ranger Station, a local business, for closing so that the family and others involved could have privacy.

Friday's fatality is at least the 30th traffic death in Portland this year and one of several in the city this month.

Portland averaged 33.25 traffic deaths per year from 2000 to 2015, according to the 2015 Portland Traffic Safety Report.

This report will be updated as information becomes available.

-- Tony Hernandez

thernandez@oregonian.com

503-294-5928

@tonyhreports

This post was updated to include a quote from Greg Stewart.