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Background: The scene of the crash at North Fessenden Street and North Mohawk Avenue in Portland, Oregon, on March 20, 2024 (KGW/YouTube). Inset left: Angelina Minor (Multnomah County District Attorney”s Office). Inset right: Kingsten Coston (GoFundMe).
Authorities in Portland, Oregon, are actively searching for a woman accused of driving under the influence during a fatal crash that claimed the life of her young son.
The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office has issued a felony arrest warrant for 29-year-old Angelina Minor, charging her with first-degree manslaughter. The warrant follows Minor’s alleged violation of her supervised release, as confirmed by the district attorney’s office this week.
The tragic incident unfolded on March 20, 2024, around 9 p.m., when Minor was behind the wheel of a black 2011 Hyundai Elantra sedan in north Portland. Accompanying her was a male passenger, and in the back seat were three children: the man’s 4-year-old daughter, Minor’s 3-year-old daughter, and Minor’s 4-year-old son, Kingsten Coston.
According to the Portland Police Bureau, Minor was initially involved in a collision with a red 2024 Scion XB at the intersection of North Lombard Street and North Richmond Avenue. Although this crash resulted in no injuries, Minor allegedly failed to stop and exchange information with the other driver, who then pursued her vehicle.
Shortly after, approximately half a mile from the initial incident, Minor reportedly crossed over a median and drove into oncoming traffic on North Fessenden Street. Her journey ended in a devastating head-on collision with a silver 2022 Tesla Model S at North Mohawk Avenue.
Kingsten was “severely injured,” and though bystanders performed CPR on him before paramedics took over his care, he was later pronounced deceased. Minor, her adult male passenger, her 3-year-old daughter, and his 4-year-old daughter were all brought to an area hospital with “non-life-threatening injuries.”
The driver of the Scion was unhurt, and the driver of the Tesla was injured but declined to be transported by an ambulance, authorities added.
Investigators determined that Minor was drunk and speeding at the time of the fatal crash. She was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on the manslaughter charge as well as third-degree assault, driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving, failure to perform the duties of a driver, and three counts of recklessly endangering another person.
“The driver was extremely intoxicated and had been going well above the posted speed limit, so this crash absolutely involves extreme intoxication and speeding,” Lieutenant Ty Engstrom of the Portland Police Bureau told local NBC affiliate KGW at the time.
In a GoFundMe seeking help with Kingsten’s funeral expenses, the fundraiser said his death left “a void that can never be filled.”