A person who was sleeping in a Southeast Portland street suffered life-threatening injuries after being run over by a car early Sunday morning, police said.

Officers responded to the crash at Southeast 35th Place and Clinton Street shortly after midnight, according to a Portland Police Bureau news release. The driver had pulled a parked car out and struck the person, who unbeknownst to the driver was sleeping in front of the vehicle, police said.

The person who was struck was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The police bureau's Major Crash Team is investigating.

-- Rebecca Woolington

503-294-4049; @rwoolington