Prosecutors asked the public Friday to help find a Portland woman who, officials say, drove the wrong way and crashed head-on into another car in March 2024, killing her 4-year-old son. A felony warrant now seeks Angelina Latisha Minor, 29, after a supervised-release violation, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office said.
The case, which drew citywide attention when it happened in North Portland’s St. Johns neighborhood, is again active as authorities work to locate Minor before a scheduled sentencing later this month. Records and prior police statements say extreme intoxication and speed were significant factors in the crash, which followed a non-injury fender-bender and ended with a head-on collision at a busy neighborhood intersection. Investigators documented several children in Minor’s Hyundai at the time. With the warrant issued, prosecutors said anyone who sees Minor should call 911. The investigation into the crash has long since concluded; the current issue is compliance before sentencing.
Police said the events began around 9 p.m. on March 20, 2024, when a black 2011 Hyundai Elantra was involved in a minor collision with a red 2024 Scion xB at North Lombard Street and North Richmond Avenue. The Hyundai’s driver did not stop to exchange information, and the Scion’s driver followed as the car continued east. About a half-mile away, the Hyundai crossed a median at North Fessenden Street and North Oswego Avenue, entered oncoming lanes and continued wrong-way toward North Mohawk Avenue. There, it crashed head-on into a silver 2022 Tesla Model S. Neighbors described a thunderous impact and ran out to help. Bystanders performed CPR on the 4-year-old boy until paramedics arrived; he was later pronounced dead. The Tesla driver reported injuries but declined transport, while four people in the Hyundai — two adults and two additional children — were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said at the time.
Detectives booked Minor on first-degree manslaughter, DUII, third-degree assault, reckless driving and related counts after the crash. A later court record shows she pleaded guilty in September 2025 to a slate of charges stemming from the two collisions and wrong-way driving, including manslaughter and multiple counts of recklessly endangering another person. Police reports noted one child seat and two booster seats inside the Hyundai; investigators said then that they were still determining whether restraints were used correctly. Officials have not released a full public accounting of the vehicle speeds in each segment of the route that night, but investigators concluded that extreme intoxication and speed were central to the fatal outcome. The boy’s name was not included in Friday’s alert. The case file includes witness accounts from the scene and nearby security footage that helped detectives establish the sequence from Lombard and Richmond to Fessenden and Mohawk.
St. Johns sits at the tip of North Portland, where arterials like Lombard and Fessenden carry steady neighborhood traffic and freight. The Fessenden/Mohawk junction is a signalized intersection lined with homes and small businesses. In the days after the crash, residents left candles and flowers along the sidewalk as the city’s Traffic Investigations Unit worked at the site. The crash added to a difficult year for Portland road deaths, intensifying local debates over impaired driving and neighborhood safety. Police said the Tesla’s damage pattern supported a front-to-front collision with the Hyundai entering the lane against traffic from the median; tire and debris marks were documented east of the point where the wrong-way segment began.
On procedure, prosecutors said a judge issued the felony warrant after Minor violated conditions of supervised release while awaiting sentencing. The DA’s office said her last known address was in North Portland. Court calendars list a sentencing date in late January; if she is taken into custody, that hearing could proceed with custody transport. The original case will not be retried — Minor entered guilty pleas in September — but the court will determine sentence length and terms, including any post-prison supervision. Separate administrative steps may address compliance questions that led to the warrant. Officials did not detail the alleged violation in Friday’s alert.
People who live near the intersection recalled hearing sirens and seeing first responders flood the block within minutes. “We heard a boom and then people shouting for help,” said one neighbor who ran outside and joined others trying to aid victims before medics arrived. Another resident said officers quickly created a corridor for paramedics and taped off the area while firefighters checked for leaking fluids and disabled batteries. By morning, investigators had measured skid distances, logged debris locations and removed the vehicles for further examination. The street reopened later with a police advisory asking additional witnesses to contact the Traffic Investigations Unit.
As of Friday, Minor remained wanted on the felony warrant tied to the 2024 case. Prosecutors said the next milestone is the scheduled sentencing later this month, contingent on her arrest and transport to court. The crash investigation itself is closed; the live issue is enforcement of court orders before sentencing.
Author note: Last updated January 2, 2026.