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Man gets 13-month term for Woodburn hit-and-run killing

5/14/2026

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Kenneth Kolarsky received a 13-month term for the 2024 hit-and-run that killed Nicolas Hernandez-Mendoza in Woodburn, Oregon.
He drove around the unconscious pedestrian, left the scene, and reported to his hospital shift minutes later.
Prosecutors said evidence was insufficient to charge him with causing the crash, so the case focused on the hit-and-run.
Judge Courtland Geyer imposed three years of post-prison supervision and called the conduct an absence of dignity.

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Kenneth Kolarsky received a 13-month term for the 2024 hit-and-run that killed Nicolas Hernandez-Mendoza in Woodburn, Oregon.
He drove around the unconscious pedestrian, left the scene, and reported to his hospital shift minutes later.
Prosecutors said evidence was insufficient to charge him with causing the crash, so the case focused on the hit-and-run.
Judge Courtland Geyer imposed three years of post-prison supervision and called the conduct an absence of dignity.