Truck driver charged with DUII and manslaughter in Oregon crash that killed seven.
TL;DR
A semi-truck driver, Lincoln Clayton Smith, has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after crashing into a passenger van in Oregon, killing seven people and injuring four others. Smith has been charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving, manslaughter, and assault. Witnesses reported that Smith's truck had been weaving on and off the road before hitting the van without braking. The crash is one of the deadliest in Oregon in recent years.
- Truck driver in Oregon crash that killed seven arrested on suspicion of drunk driving The Guardian US
- Semitruck driver in I-5 crash that killed 7 charged for DUI, manslaughter Statesman Journal
- OSP: Truck driver arrested with a DUII after multi-car crash on I-5 that killed 7 KOIN 6
- Semi driver charged with DUII, manslaughter after crash killed 7 people on I-5 in Oregon KATU
- Seven dead in wreck that “sandwiched” van between semi trucks CDLLife
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