HILLSBORO, OR. (THECOUNT) — Zack Mollet has been identified as the victim in a Friday afternoon two-vehicle crash in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Mollet, 19, was killed in a crash occurring Friday afternoon on NE Cornell Road between 34th Avenue and NE 25th Avenue, near the Aircraft Aviation Museum, around 2:30 p.m.
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Police said Mollet was operating a black Scion tC headed west, when for unknown reasons, crossed centerlines and struck a Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck traveling in the opposite direction.
Mollet was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.
The other driver, identified as William Mills, 81 , of Aloha and an unidentified 62-year-old passenger, were treated for non-life threatening injuries.
A crash reports noted that speed and weather were likely contributing factors in the fatal crash.
Local news outlets reported the victim as “Zachery Mollet-McEntee,” however, THECOUNT.com has learned that information, originally provided by authorities, may be inaccurate.
Anyone with possible information on the deadly incident should contact police at 911.
Geo quick facts: Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the State of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city hosts many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that comprise what has become known as the Silicon Forest – Wikipedia.