Man hit and killed in Clackamas Town Center parking lot
PORTLAND, Ore. – A man walking was hit and killed by a truck in the Clackamas Town Center parking lot Tuesday morning.
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office spokesman Adam Phillips said the collision happened near the entrance to the mall's movie theater at around 10:30 a.m.
The man was identified as 68-year-old Richard D. Luckado of Estacada.
Investigators said an Allied Waste Services dumpster truck was backing up on a service corridor road when the truck hit Luckado.
Clackamas Town Center security members tried to give the Luckado CPR, but he died at the scene.
Phillips said the driver and Allied Waste Services are cooperating with the investigation.
What a sad story. Â I so sorry for the families loss and the weight everyone involved will carry.
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My dear friend "Protector",
first of all I want to thank you so much for your support, thoughts and prayers for the victim, his family, the truck driver and the first responding officer with his colleagues and the medical staff.Â
It is moot to debate what finally lead to this very tragic accident, because it is a combination of very tragic circumstances which causes the indescribable loss.
I talked to the involved people and I saw into their faces including the victim's family, the truck driver and also my colleagues and I can barely imagine how tough their suffering was.
So please do me a favor, regarding to the dignity of the victim and his family, please stop speculating about something which you guys can't even imagine, because you weren't even there.
Even though it is a "normal" reaction from you guys to speculate about this accident, I recommend you to do as my dear friend "protector" has already done...
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Pray for the victims family and all the others who were involved in this incident.
This is the best way to show participation.
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Respectfully,
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 @German Dude Yer full of BS.
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German Dude: WASÂ the first responding officer. It must waste alot of your energy being negative all the time. I feel very sorry for you.
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German Dude: I am always here for you, I hope you were able to speak to the chaplin and I pray you are doing well.
I hope when you realize you're wrong you appologise for your rude comment toward someone who used their training in an attempt to save a life. I'm sure there will be follow up stories that include him, then you'll realize your public comments were extremely rude and ignorant.Â
 @protector BS!
I am long time friend of Richard Luckado. My family met him when I was 5yrs old. He was one of the nicest and funniest men I could of ever met. I am sure everyone can speculate on what happen and where and when you should cross a street or corridor. But please remember this...alot of people will be reading this and I am sure some will be family members and long time friends such as me and my family. So since none of us were actually present when this took place please let the investigators do there job before anyone is to judge. And this includes judging my friend Richard and the driver that will have to live with this forever. Its tragic no matter how you look at it.
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R.I.P Richard we love you and will miss you
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Andrea Vicochea & Family
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I am so sorry for your loss. Please know my prayers are with you and the family.
See what happens when you allow the MAX out here?
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Crosswalks desensitize us to the dangers of moving vehicles
Umm no backup camera?? those things are so inexpensive nowdays every vehicle should have them, most certainly a truck that backs up alot!
 @BillyPete I work for this company and yes the trucks are equipped with back up alarms and cameras. But even the cameras have blind spots. The back up alarms are very loud as well. It's a sad situation.
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@BillyPete  There probably was a "backup beeper" on the truck, those things are a good warning in and of itself. Maybe the one on the truck didn't work? Sad situation all the way around.
Sounds like the old guy walked behind a moving truck and lost the race. SIMPLE.
bill the victim's family. obviously this was the MAX's fault. Bill them too. Everyone knows them trains are such a problem. They even pull into parking lots.
Some people seem to think this "service corridor" is a ways away from pedestrians and a major entrance. That is not true. It crosses the pedestrian area and in that area is done to look just like the pedestrian area (concrete with the sparkles in it). It's not until further back that the road is separated and looks different.
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The entrance to that road crosses the pedestrian area, with one crosswalk's traffic forced to go across it. It wasn't until I saw a vehicle up there one day that I realized that there was a road and the little pillars weren't just decoration (there's so much decoration there I hadn't really noticed that it had a use). Many vehicles go through that corridor faster than they should. Had they made the entire road the same surface, it would be very obvious at street level.
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This is the area we're talking about:Â https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=200191141834977756187.0004cbabeb5c937a8f24d&msa=0&ll=45.43701,-122.57288&spn=0.000944,0.00142
Ah, in broad daylight on a shopping day - hbw is it that this dumpster company did not have a spotter standing outside of the truck - directing the truck and navigating it away from any and all shoppers, ie. human beings. Seeing how this all occurred incredibly enough right in front of the main entrance to this mall (see the picture on the side of the mall - this is near the MAIN ENTRANCE, people).Â
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How indeed does a truck driver competently back up a truck feet away from the entrance to a popular heavily shopped mall like Clackamas Town Center and expect to competently and safely perform his duties - all alone?Â
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Come on - a ,am died. Simply trying to cross the street in front of this mall. The truck driver negilgently erred. That's just common sense, people.Â
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It seems like you define common sense as whenever anything happens it is somebody else's fault.
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I define common sense is looking where you're going and if you hear a backup warning and see a truck backing up at you get out of the way. But then that's the difference of personal responsibility and liberalism blaming everyone else.
 @ORthinker Assuming you can hear the backup warning.Speaking of personal responsibility, how about the personal responsibility that comes when backing up over an area that is for peds?
@Jenni S. @ORthinker  How about looking both ways before you cross? Common sense tells us that it is a good thing to do, besides, don't we teach that to 5 year olds?
 @englishdaisy The poor gentleman who was killed today was walking behind the truck while the truck was backing up to a compactor dumpster.  The road that the man was walking on was a limited access road, not one used by pedestrians....not used for shoppers or anyone else.  It is only used for garbage compactors.  This truck was already backing up when the man came between it and the compactor.  The driver did not hit this man from the front of the mall.  It was an unfortunate accident in which all involved will have to deal with this for the rest of their lives. Â
As a prior employee of CTC security: This loading zone is used for multiple deliveries, several vehicles, trucks, cars, EMS vehicles and pedestrians/mall employees use this loading zone daily in their business at the mall. It is also an area the public uses (even though they shouldn't) to drop people off close to the theatre and food court or to turn around. The loading zone is right next to the sidewalk and people use it as a short cut all day everyday to get where they are going. Let us not speculate the cause of the accident and instead allow the investigation to continue without prejudice. It is called an accident for a reason. It is tragic for all involved, please be respectful that the victims family and friends will see your comments.
 @Briana Steiner  @englishdaisy According to the photo, it would be in the "service corridor" that is also right there where everyone walks through and is not blocked off or anything (usually there are peds over the whole area if the place is busy). The "road" crosses the pedestrian area (you can see the road's ramp just above the crosswalk) and has the same look as the rest of the walking area as far as I have seen.
 @Jenni S.  @Briana Steiner  @englishdaisy Best to wait until the professionals (that were present at the scene) analyze the evidence and decide if there's negligence. I don't feel it's fair for English Daisy (who reminds me of omom) to deem the driver negligent, prematurely.
I understand this is under investigation. The info I have is word of mouth...The gentleman who was hit was alledgedly walking a dog that may have been an assistant dog for someone who is disabled or blind/deaf. I am friends with the amazing Officer who was the first responder and preformed CPR on the deceased. It appears the gentleman walked behind the truck as is was backing up toward the compactor. A tragic accident. Please pray for all involved including the first responders from CTC security; they often deal with fights and drugs and property crimes but not usually medical calls of this nature. They did all in their power today.
 @protector
My dear friend,
first of all I want to thank you so much for your support, thoughts and prayers for the victim, his family, the truck driver and the first responding officer with his colleagues and the medical staff.Â
It is moot to debate what finally lead to this very tragic accident, because it is a combination of very tragic circumstances which causes the indescribable loss.
I talked to the involved people and I saw into their faces including the victim's family, the truck driver and also my colleagues and I can barely imagine how tough their suffering was.
So please do me a favor, regarding to the dignity of the victim and his family, please stop speculating about something which you guys can't even imagine, because you weren't even there.
Even though it is a "normal" reaction from you guys to speculate about this accident, I recommend you to do as my dear friend "protector" has already done...
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Pray for the victims family and all the others who were involved in this incident.
This is the best way to show participation.
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Respectfully,
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First responding Officer
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 @German Dude  @protectorÂ
"Even though it is a "normal" reaction from you guys to speculate about this accident, I recommend you to do as my dear friend "protector" has already done...
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Pray for the victims family and all the others who were involved in this incident.
This is the best way to show participation.
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Prayer is even more useless than speculation.  So I guess atheists and agnostics can't show a best way of participation?  Screw you.
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Respectfully,
Someone sane that doesn't talk to invisible friends, much less listen to them.
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 @protector I also don't have to respect disguising doing nothing as "prayer"; to me it's a fib, an insidious lie; to be public about one's prayer is saying to the world "I like to pretend I'm doing something useful, but in fact, am doing nothing."  CPR is doing something.  Prayer is not - or is anyone here actually going to go as far as to say he could've been just as effective had he prayed over him?
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I have no qualm with someone who arrives and does what's proper; assuming that what I'm arguing one particular point, as a broad stroke to the person's entire actions is senseless.  I myself am CPR trained.  So is my fiance.  When I was in HS, it was required to graduate -- not a bad proposition for Oregon if it isn't already.  I stand behind my view of prayer and its uselessness in public; even Jesus himself had something to say about it...
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Matt 6:5Â And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
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They have their reward --  implies no further will be coming, not even to what the prayer is about itself.  Praying in public, announcing it in public is bad form by atheist and Jesus' views it seems.
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But what to do if you feel prayer is necessary?  Jesus had something to say about that as well...
Matt 6:6Â But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
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Keep prayer out of public; it's good Christian, Athiest and social policy. Â If you're going to listen to invisible friends, at least listen to ALL of it?
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You are saying "screw you" to the man who preformed CPR on the victim until EMS arrived. The man who watched the victim pass away. I would be ashamed of your public comments if I were you.
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You don't have to agree with his request for prayer to respect it.
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Do whatever an aethiest or agnostic does to express sympathy and remorse to the victim and their family but don't elect to comment in anger toward the individual who attempted to save a life. The victims family and friends will probably see this thread, please be polite. Treat others as you would like to be treated.
OK, this kind of "reporting" drives me crazy and it's due to the fact that I have many years of experience within the waste hauling business. First if all the truck that struck and killed the man is NOT called a "dumpster." It's called a Roll-Off truck. It is the roll-off that carries the dumpsters. Just like there is a complete difference between a "fire engine" and a "fire truck." Sad to hear the man lost his life but really, how do you not see something that large?
 @sill_rabbit2211 Ah, in broad daylight on a shopping day - how is it that this dumpster company did not have a spotter standing outside of the truck - directing the truck and navigating it away from any and all shoppers, ie. human beings. Seeing how this all occurred incredibly enough right in front of the main entrance to this mall (see the picture on the side of the mall - this is near the MAIN ENTRANCE, people).Â
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How indeed does a truck driver competently back up a truck feet away from the entrance to a popular heavily shopped mall like Clackamas Town Center and expect to competently and safely perform his duties - all alone?Â
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Come on - a ,am died. Simply trying to cross the street in front of this mall. The truck driver negilgently erred. That's just common sense, people.Â
englishdaisy have you ever in your life driven something bigger than your car? If not then you have no idea how many "blind" area's there are operating these types of commercial vehicles. Where these "drop-boxes" and "trash & OCC" tubes are located at a large shopping complex like Clackamas Town Center or Washington Squares, these areas aren't by entrances to popular heavily shopped mall areas. They design the waste & recycling collection area's to be in certain area's that the general public isnât supposed to be in. Unless this was a 3rd party construction area at the mall? Bottom line is PAY ATTENTION to your surroundings, get off the cell phones and be careful!
 @sill_rabbit2211 According to the picture, it was right at the entrance to the mall. You can see the truck sitting there on the "road" and its ramp is just above the crosswalk that goes onto the big concrete sparkly area that leads into the mall. These vehicles have to cross over that pedestrian area to get over to where they are going.
 @englishdaisy  @sill_rabbit2211 Does the fact that it was a service corridor road mean anything?
 @Lips  @englishdaisy  @sill_rabbit2211 Have you seen that "service corridor"? It goes right over the pedestrian area there outside the movies. You can see the ramp for the "road" just above the crosswalk. That "road" crosses over the pedestrian area and to be honest looks just like the rest of the area peds walk through (it's all sparkly and such).
"The man was identified as 68-year-old Richard D. Luckado of Estacada." Given the gentleman's age, I would guess that speculation regarding electronic distractions like cell phones or earbuds from an MP3 player is less than accurate. Not saying it could not be a factor, but use of those devices among that generation is not nearly as prevalent as it is among people even ten years younger. However (and if you work in a manufacturing environment you may be able to relate to this), even though the back-up warning horns on those trucks are loud, when you work around them all of the time, you tend to pay less attention to them.
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It is a tragic and very unfortunate accident and I would avoid placing too much blame on either party.
Unfortunately, there are so many pedestrians who do not watch out for these big trucks. Â There are so many times where there are "near misses" because of someone not paying attention. Â These trucks have back up alarms, which are really loud, tons and tons of lights....and they are bright blue. Â Plus you have the sound of the engine. Â No one should be placing blame. Â There are many blind spots in these trucks, and this was an unfortunate accident. Â
 @Briana Steiner I am thinking that maybe he was possibly hard of hearing and straight up not paying any attention.Â
Yes, yes, KATU forum status quo...blame the victim. Pathetic.
Earbuds, ear phones?
really? so the truck driver backed up soo fast that it killed the guy... hmm?
$200 I bet the guy walking was looking at his phone crossing the street
What sucks is pedestrians walk around like everyone should look out for them and they dont need to pay attention. There is only one part of that staement that is correct the other part is dead wrong unfortunatley.
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Drivers should watch out for pedestrians. BUT the pedestrians also needs to pay attention and not put their life in someone elses hands. I've never understood this attitude you can be right but still wrong in the same instance. Being right on this one cost the guy his life. My condolences to the family.
 @mike I recall going 'urban biking' a number of times with a friend who used to take the attitude of 'I always have the right of way' in his behaviors.Â
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My response was typically, 'Great! We'll put that on your tombstone.'
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Knowing nothing of what exactly happened, it's pretty easy for me to assume that your summation is correct. Bike riders and walkers can be almost insainely obstinant in this state. So much so that it always draws into question in my mind when I see such stories if another one has fallen victim to the laws of inevitability.Â
 @MarkKpic  @mike The "right of way" can only be given... never taken. You do not have the "right of way" if someone does not give it to you first.
 @LOSPOT  @mike An astute observation....
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that faaaaaaaaaaar too many bicyclists and pedestrians in the Portland area are blithely unaware of.
It is interesting that a pedestrian crossing is just about four feet from a service corridor road where large trucks drive backwards up to a building, why didn't they just paint the crossing for pedestrians up the middle of the service lane and and put a small sign that says "Cross at your own risk".
 @swimbad Don't forget the trucks must, by law, have very loud alarms
sounding when they back up. I am curious about why this pedestrian did not heed that
alarm and if the truck HAD an alarm. Also, how fast was the truck backing up? Sometimes
those drivers really zip so they can get done and gone.
 @thomtra  @swimbad You assume that everyone can hear those sounds.
My thoughts and prayers are with the mans family and friends, the driver and his family, and everyone who will be affected by this.....
 @Briana Steiner ... and thank god for sending angels to flutter all about and protect me from myself. I'm going to heaven when I die because I babble BS regularly and spread the word of Jesus and give thanks to the crap on my dinner plate and and my stupid friends.
 @swimbad No one goes to heaven when they die, Swimbad. There's a stopping off place they go to first. Some stay a very short time, others a really long time. But it is right here on this world, you just can't see it. But they can see you (and everyone else). Dead is simply a doorway to a different state of being. So next time you do something questionable (or in your case, anything at all) just remember your friends and relatives who have passed are probably watching you. ;-)
 @swimbad  @Briana Steiner thank you.. I just don't understand why people need to send fake thoughts and prayers out to people they don't even know.. Its wierd
 @iamright555  @swimbad This is the company my husband works for, this was one of his co-workers who was the driver....I have every right to send thoughts and prayers....none of it is fake.  This is a horrible thing to happen to everyone involved.
 @iamright555 Because not everyone is you. And as shocking as it may seem to you, not every thought or prayer for others is fake. Some people are actually genuine in their concern for their fellow travelers on this world.
@swimbad wow you must have a really miserable life I feel bad for you.
 @franksbeans  @swimbad Why would you waste your time feeling bad for me, I'm doing gerrrrrrrrrrate!
 @swimbad I think you forgot to take your medication this morning.