California trucker claims he was asleep, not high, when deadly Salem crash killed 7 farmworkers; trial begins

Witnesses recount deadly scene of I-5 crash that killed 7 farmworkers as trial begins

Semitruck driver Lincoln Smith is accused of killing seven farmworkers during a crash on Interstate 5 in May 2023.

Trucker accused of killing 7 farmworkers faces trial; 2 Eugene protesters beat charges; Portland tow truck hijacker guilty

Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Lincoln Smith, a California truck driver accused of manslaughter in the deaths of seven Oregon farmworkers whose van was parked along Interstate 5 near Albany on May 18, 2023.

Trial begins for driver accused of killing seven in wreck while high on meth

A truck driver accused of killing seven people went on trial on Tuesday for a 2023 wreck. The accident happened on May 18th, 2023 on Interstate 5 near Albany, Oregon.  The 54-year-old truck driver accused of killing seven, Lincoln Smith, was driving on I-5 when he crashed into a van at full speed, pushing it into another semi truck. Seven of the 11 people inside of the van were killed in the crash. After the accident, Smith admitted to using dru…