The semitruck driver involved in a crash on Interstate 5 in Oregon earlier this month that left seven farmworkers dead has been indicted on charges of manslaughter
FILE - The back end of a semitruck sits along Interstate 5, Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Marion County, Ore. The semitruck driver involved in the crash on Interstate 5 earlier in the month that left seven farmworkers dead has been indicted on charges of manslaughter. Court documents show that a grand jury in Marion County Court on Tuesday, May 30, indicted Lincoln Smith on 12 counts, including manslaughter and driving under the influence. PORTLAND, Ore.
His court-appointed defense attorney, Tiffany Humphrey, said she couldn't comment on the open case. The Marion County District Attorney's office, which filed the charges against Smith, said it won't comment on the case until it has concluded.On May 18, seven people died and four more were injured when Smith’s semitruck ran off I-5 and slammed into their van as it was parked on the roadside near Albany, in an agricultural area of the Willamette Valley in western Oregon.
Smith was allegedly driving while under the influence of a combination of a controlled substance and an inhalant, according to the indictment. reported. The prosecutor also said Smith acknowledged taking speed the day before the crash and was in possession of methamphetamine, according to the paper.The people who died wereby Oregon State Police as: Eduardo Lopez, 31; Alejandro Jimenez Hernandez, 36; Josue Garcia Garcia, 30; Luis Enrique Gomez Reyes, 30; Javier Suarez, 58; Alejandra Espinoza Carpio, 39; and Juan Carlos Leyva Carrillo, 37.
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