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Happy Valley, OR (KPTV) — A Milwaukie man is accused of seriously injuring another man after purposely hitting and running him over several times with his pickup truck outside a Happy Valley 7-Eleven on Sunday.
Clackamas County deputies said 65-year-old Leslie Meyer repeatedly struck 38-year-old Jason Shwartz just after 2:30 p.m., in a parking lot near Southeast 82nd Avenue and Southeast Otty Road.
According to investigators, the two men know each other, and were involved in a verbal fight before things turned violent.
Deputies said Meyer than took off in his pickup truck, after hitting another driver who tried to block him in to prevent his escape. Another witness chased after Meyer and deputies arrested him shortly after just down the block.
Shwartz was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, but deputies said he was able to tell investigators what happened.
Several people witnessed the ordeal, including Joseph Sipe.
Sipe told FOX 12 he is acquainted with both Meyer and Shwartz
Sipe said he was hanging out with Shwartz outside the 7-Eleven, when Meyer pulled up in his truck, looking for a fight and blood.
“He’s like, ‘I’ve already tried to kill you one time, and I’m going to do it again – and this time, I’m going to make it final,’” Sipe said of Meyer. “He hit (him) pulling in, he pulled out here, wiped around, came over 82nd from Otty and shot back at the entrance over there revving up his engine real hard and full-throttled it, and just smashed him –(I saw Shwartz) rolling up under the car.”
“I was trying to save him, even if it meant hurting myself,” Sipe added. “The dude comes backing up to re-run over him and he hits me in the knee and I’m like, okay, I’m going to back up because this dude evidently looks like he’s trying to murder this man right here.”
Deputies said despite his injuries, Shwartz was able to talk to investigators about what happened from his hospital bed.
“He had a big old gash here on his lip, his whole side of his head split — it was bleeding pretty bad — his leg, you could tell was obviously broke,” Sipe said.
Meyer has been charged with first-degree assault, hit-and-run injury and valid warrant for hit-and-run property.
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