A 47-year-old woman sleeping in a Portland apartment building’s driveway has died after being run over by a driver leaving for work on Friday, police said.

The woman, whom police identified as Trecell R. Stinson, is the third person killed by a vehicle in Portland in 2020.

In a news release, Portland police said the incident happened when a driver was leaving an apartment complex in the Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood at about 6:30 a.m. Friday. Here’s how police described what happened:

The driver “pulled forward out of the garage and felt a bump,” the release said. “He stopped but did not see what he had struck. He continued to pull out and felt another bump. That’s when he realized that he had run over someone. He immediately called 911 for help.”

When police arrived, they said Stinson was conscious and talking. Police said she told them that she was houseless and had lain down to sleep in front of the garage door. She was taken to a hospital with injuries that weren’t believed to be life-threatening, police said, but her condition later deteriorated. Police said her family had been notified of her death.

Police did not release the driver’s identity, saying he had not been charged or cited.

— Rob Davis

rdavis@oregonian.com

503.294.7657; @robwdavis

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