A man believed to have intentionally crashed into a group of pedestrians was ordered Wednesday to continue alcohol counseling and monitoring while he awaits trial in Multnomah County Court.

Witnesses said Henry Nickila II, 22, was spotted by residents speeding up and down the 100 block of Southeast 97th Avenue about a dozen times in a Chevrolet Impala during a two-hour period April 2.

According to police, Nickila crashed into the group after they told him to slow down, injuring multiple people and damaging parked cars. Speed and alcohol were both factors, and the crash appeared intentional, investigators said.

Henry Nickila II

Nickila then drove to a nearby hotel parking lot, where police arrested and booked him into the Multnomah County Jail on charges of second-degree assault, three counts of reckless endangering, multiple counts of failing to perform the duties of a driver and driving under the influence of intoxicants.

On April 25 Nickila was released on $300,000 bail pending trial but was required to attend alcohol counseling and wear GPS and alcohol monitoring equipment. Judge Eric Bloch discontinued the use of the GPS monitoring during a bail hearing Wednesday, saying Nickila has been compliant with the terms of his bail.

The trial date has yet to be announced.