Man Found Guilty of Murder in Pedestrian Crash that Killed University of Delaware Student in 2025

Driver convicted in stolen U-Haul chain-reaction crash that killed UDel grad student

Gordon Turner was driving a stolen U-Haul down Main Street in Newark when he hit and killed Marina Vasconcelos in April 2025.

Man found guilty of murder in pedestrian crash that killed University of Delaware student in 2025

Gordon Turner was convicted of murder and other charges after hitting and killing a University of Delaware student with a U-Haul van last year.

U-Haul driver found guilty of first-degree murder in Main Street crash that killed UD student

The U-Haul driver who fatally struck a University of Delaware student on Main Street last year is facing a mandatory life sentence after being convicted of murder and related charges last week.

Driver of U-Haul truck that crash, killed UD student convicted of murder

The man accused of stealing a U-Haul truck and killing a University of Delaware student when he caused a chain-reaction crash in Newark has been convicted, according to the state’s Department of Justice. Gordon Turner, 23, of New Castle, Delaware, was convicted of first-degree murder, assault, theft of a motor vehicle and disregarding a police signal among other charges for the deadly crash that happened in April of 2025. “The reckless and cowar…

Verdict reached in Newark U-Haul crash case that killed UD student

Man Convicted In Newark Murder, Victim Was Failed By The System

A New Castle County jury has found Gordon Turner guilty of first-degree murder and related offenses in connection with the death of University of Delaware graduate student. On Friday jurors returned the verdict less than a day of deliberations following a trial that began last monday. The case stems from the afternoon of April 29, 2025, when Newark Police located a stolen U-Haul van in a shopping center parking lot near Main Street. According to…