Tacoma Street driver crashes car; it burns; he runs

On eastbound S. E. Tacoma Street at 13th Avenue, the driver of this Honda Civic rear-ended an Infiniti SUV. As the Honda burst into flames, the driver ran away. Here, the smashed and burned vehicle awaited a tow, while an officer blocked the lane behind it.

 Eric Norberg

It was not your typical fender-bender, on Wednesday morning, September 7, eastbound on S.E. Tacoma Street at 13th Avenue — because, as a result, one of the cars caught fire.

Central Precinct officers and Westmoreland Fire Station 20 responded at 9:46 that morning.