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Trucker gets 48 years for causing crash that killed 7 farmworkers
Surviving victims and relatives of the seven farmworkers killed in a May 2023 collision on Interstate 5 tearfully detailed the tragedy they experienced in court Tuesday, just before semi-truck driver Lincoln Smith was sentenced to prison.
Pedestrian killed, another critically injured in NE Salem
Salem police said a pickup truck driver struck two pedestrians around 2 a.m. Saturday on Northeast Silverton Road. Raymond Dale, 77, died from his injuries and Ephraim Dale, 49, remained hospitalized Saturday afternoon with critical injuries.
Man charged with driving impaired, killing father in 2023 crash in West Salem
David J. Nelson, 24, is charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and driving under the influence for his role in an October 2023 crash that killed his father, David L. Nelson, 55. Police said at the time that the driver veered off state Highway 22 into an embankment.
Trucker convicted of manslaughter, felony assault for crash that killed 7 farmworkers
A jury on Wednesday found Lincoln Smith drove recklessly but was not under the influence of drugs when he plowed his semi-truck into a van carrying 11 farmworkers on the shoulder of Interstate 5 in Salem on May 18, 2023.
Fate of trucker who killed 7 Marion County farmworkers lies with jurors
Jurors must decide whether Lincoln Smith was impaired or driving recklessly when he plowed his semi truck into a van carrying 11 farmworkers on the shoulder of Interstate 5, killing seven.
Truck driver who caused crash killing 7 Marion County farmworkers wasn’t impaired, lawyer argues
Tuesday marked the start of the criminal trial of truck driver Lincoln Smith, who in May 2023 struck and killed seven farmworkers on Interstate 5 in one of the deadliest crashes to ever occur in Marion County.
Salem reaches $130,000 settlement in lawsuit over teen’s death in 2020 crash
Salem officials are not admitting fault but agreed to settle a 2022 lawsuit alleging that overgrown vegetation and a lack of traffic signs resulted in a collision in south Salem that killed Sara Schumann, 17.
Man charged with killing Salem pedestrian in hit-and-run while intoxicated
Sergio Reyes Aguilar was charged on Friday with manslaughter and other crimes related to a collision that killed Brian Coulson. Police say the driver dragged Coulson for several blocks on Northeast Lancaster Drive before fleeing.
Salem man dies after driving off East Highway 22
Oregon State Police said John Lambert, 60, died after driving off the highway east of Gates into an embankment, struck a stump and rolled on Jan. 8. The agency is still investigating the collision.