Cheryl Strayed, Portland resident and author of bestsellers such as “Wild" and "Tiny Beautiful Things,” suffered minor injuries in what appeared to be a hit-and-run crash Thursday evening.

The author tweeted around 6 p.m. that a driver behind her failed to brake, rear-ending Strayed and pushing her car into the one in front.

That was me. Rear-ended & then pushed into car in front of me. The driver didn't brake before she hit me (according to the driver behind her). I'd observed her a block before, when she almost ran a stop sign as I passed. After she hit me, she sped away...1/2 https://t.co/6InNYzYESn — Cheryl Strayed (@CherylStrayed) December 13, 2019

According to Strayed, the crash happened at Northeast Broadway and 27th Avenue. The author said she had observed the driver, a woman, nearly run a stop sign a block before, and then speed away as soon as she hit Strayed.

Strayed said she thought the driver may have been intoxicated, and thanked police for assisting her. She tweeted that she had some back pain, but was otherwise not injured.

Oh, and yes, thank you. I'm okay. But my back is a bit cranky. — Cheryl Strayed (@CherylStrayed) December 13, 2019

—Jayati Ramakrishnan; 503-221-4320; jramakrishnan@oregonian.com; @JRamakrishnanOR

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