Semi-truck driver charged with DUII and manslaughter in Oregon crash that killed 7.

The driver of a semi-truck involved in a crash on an Oregon highway that killed seven people has been charged with DUI and manslaughter. The collision occurred when the truck driver, Lincoln Smith, crashed into the back of a passenger van carrying 11 people, forcing it into the trailer of another 18-wheeler. Six people in the van were declared dead at the scene, and another victim died while being airlifted to a hospital. Smith has a lengthy criminal history and was found to be under the influence of a controlled substance and an inhalant at the time of the crash.