US EditionMan Convicted on Two Counts of Vehicular Homicide in Albuquerque Street Racing Crash
- Jacob McDonald, a truck driver from Zanesville, was convicted by a judge on six misdemeanor charges of vehicular homicide in connection with a 2023 fatal crash in Licking County, Ohio.
- The crash occurred on November 14, 2023, when McDonald, speeding and distracted by his phone, failed to brake, causing a chain-reaction collision involving five vehicles on Interstate 70.
- The crash resulted in the deaths of six individuals: three students from Tuscarawas Valley and three adults—a teacher and two chaperones—who were en route to a band conference in Columbus.
- Judge David Branstool ruled McDonald criminally responsible but acquitted him of aggravated vehicular homicide felonies, stating the state failed to prove recklessness beyond reasonable doubt.
- The verdict reduces McDonald’s possible sentence to 18 months, but the victims' families plan further civil action to seek full accountability and prevent future tragedies.
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Man convicted on two counts of vehicular homicide in Albuquerque street racing crash
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — A jury has convicted a man on multiple charges relating to a deadly street racing crash that killed two people in 2023. Andy Doreste-Saumell faces up to two decades in the New Mexico Corrections Department. Albuquerque woman sentenced to prison for deadly DWI crash in 2024 The conviction stems back to Oct. 8, 2023, when Doreste-Saumell was racing another car on Louisiana near Dellwood WE. The other racer crashed …
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Truck driver found guilty of six counts of vehicular homicide in I-70 crash
NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) – The man accused of causing a fatal chain reaction crash on I-70 in 2023 has been found guilty of six misdemeanor counts of vehicular homicide. Jacob McDonald, 61, faced 26 charges, including six third-degree felony counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, nine fourth-degree felony counts of vehicular assault and 11 first-degree misdemeanor counts of assault. Judge David Branstool revealed his verdict on Friday, finding McD…
Truck driver in Tusky Valley bus crash trial found not guilty of most serious charges
Licking County Judge David Branstool has announced the verdict of Jacob McDonald, the truck driver facing 26 charges for the deaths of three high school students, two chaperones, and a teacher in the Tusky Valley bus tragedy. McDonald was found guilty of six misdemeanor counts of vehicular homicide and not guilty of the most serious charges he faced.He was facing six counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, felonies of the third degree, nine cou…
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