Oregon Jury Finds Truck Driver Guilty of Manslaughter in Interstate Crash That Killed 7 Farmworkers

Oregon Jury Finds Truck Driver Guilty of Manslaughter in Interstate Crash That Killed 7 Farmworkers
A damaged vehicle sits on the side of the road on Interstate 5, May 18, 2023, in Marion County, Ore. Abigail Dollins/Statesman-Journal via AP
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SALEM, Ore.—An Oregon jury on Wednesday found a truck driver guilty of manslaughter in a collision on Interstate 5 that killed seven farmworkers in 2023 in one of the state’s deadliest highway crashes.

Lincoln Smith was convicted of seven counts of second-degree manslaughter as well as reckless driving, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.