Man with revoked license arrested after deadly crash on Portland Oregon

Police arrested a man after a fatal crash on Interstate 5 near the Barbur Boulevard exit on Friday.The Multnomah County Medical Examiner said Thomas Swift, 52, of Vancouver, Wash., died after the crash.

Ronald David Witt, 56, of Tigard, was driving while his license was revoked, according to Portland Police Bureau spokesman Sgt. Pete Simpson. Southbound lanes of Interstate 5 between Terwilliger and 99W were reopened at about 9 p.m., more than 3.5 hours after the crash.Simpson said Witt was driving a Ford-150 pickup when he rear-ended a Chevrolet coupe, which in turn smashed into the back of an Audi.

The closure caused traffic backups into downtown and along northbound Interstate 5 in the area of the crash.
Witt has such a bad driving record with DUII’s and driving while suspended or revoked the state has labeled him a habitual offender.Witt was arrested for DUI in 1994 and 2005. He refused to take a Breathalyzer test in 2008.He's had his license suspended or revoked seven times.