2 men sentenced for deadly Northeast Portland street racing crash
By Michaela Bourgeois,
22 days ago
PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) – Two men will serve jail time and have their drivers’ licenses revoked for life following a deadly Northeast Portland street racing crash in 2020.
On Tuesday, Multnomah County Judge Christopher Marshall sentenced 35-year-old Vladimir Pavlov and 22-year-old McKinley Faria for two counts of criminally negligent homicide for the death of Joann Mardis . Pavlov and Faria had second-degree manslaughter charges dropped, and both pleaded guilty to the criminally negligent homicide charges.
Pavlov received a 60-day jail sentence starting on the anniversary of the crash on July 19, 2025. After the first 30 days are up, Pavlov will begin the last 30 days in 2026. He was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.
Meanwhile, Faria was sentenced to 12 days in jail, split up into 72-hour stays starting in January 2025 through 2026 and was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine.
The crash happened July 19, 2020, when Mardis left for her shift at Elmer’s Café in her F-150 truck when she was seriously injured in the crash. Mardis was turning right onto NE 122nd Avenue near Russell Street when a car slammed into her. Her daughter, Alexandria Doyal, previously said the force “spun my mom’s truck out and another car hit her from the other side.”
Joann Mardis was driving a Ford F150 when she was hit by two vehicles in Northeast Portland, July 19, 2020. (Courtesy of Alexandria Doyal)
The Ford F150 Joann Mardis was driving when she was hit by two vehicles in Northeast Portland, July 19, 2020. (Courtesy of Alexandria Doyal)
Mardis sustained broken legs, broken ribs, a fractured hip, and damage to her spine after the crash. After multiple surgeries, she died a week after the crash.
Joann Mardis in an undated photo seen on the family’s GoFundMe page, July 27, 2020
About 20 months after the crash, Portland police determined it was the result of a speed racing incident.
“If I would’ve just talked to her a few minutes longer if we would’ve hugged before she went to work a few minutes longer then when she got to the end of the street those guys would’ve been gone … And I told her that when I met her at the hospital and her response to that was then they would’ve just hit somebody else and they might’ve hit kids in the car,” Joann’s husband, Larry Mardis, previously said. “Instead of being bitter and angry about what happened to her, her thoughts were about other people.”
In a statement to KOIN 6 News, Faria’s attorney Ryan Anfuso said in part, “We were incredibly moved by the participation of Ms. Mardis’ family for their willingness to meet with Mr. Faria at a settlement conference before the plea in this case. We never met Ms. Mardis, but the people who were present in that room were a reflection of the kindness, empathy, and love that she brought to everyone who’s life was touched by her. Their statements at the sentencing hearing brought everyone in the room to tears. It was very emotional. I cannot even imagine the pain that this has caused them. Five children lost their mom, Mr. Mardis lost the love of his life, Ms. Mardis’ grandkids lost their grandmother, and so many others lost their friend. It’s terrible.”
Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office did not respond to requests for comment on the sentencing. This story will be updated if we receive a response.
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