(Portland, OR) -- Police say impaired driving contributed to the death of a pedestrian during a crash in North Portland. Investigators believe the 27-year-old pedestrian was hit around one o'clock yesterday morning by a vehicle driven by 21-year-old Matthew Tyler Freeman. Authorities say Freeman crashed his car into a pole about a block away, in the area of North Lombard Street and Peninsular Avenue. Freeman will appear in court later today. The name of the pedestrian hasn't been released.