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Police say the driver of a semitruck that slammed into a passenger van on Interstate 5 in western Oregon has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, DUI and other charges ALBANY, Ore. -- The driver of a semitruck that slammed into a passenger van on Interstate 5 in western Oregon, killing 7 people in one of the state's deadliest crash es in recent years, was arrested Friday on suspicion of manslaughter, DUI and other charges, police said. Eleven people were in the van when it was struck, authorities said. Six people died at the scene, one more died after being airlifted to a hospital and four were injured, according to Oregon State Police. Lincoln Clayton Smith, 52, of North Highlands, California, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the i NFL uence of intoxicants, reckless driving, manslaughter and assault, police said. Smith was being held in Marion County Jail. He had not yet made a court appearance, and it was not clear if he had an attorney. Two semitrucks and the...

Three suspects have been arrested for allegedly throwing rocks toward at least seven cars on Colorado roads last week, authorities said. Three suspects have been arrested for allegedly throwing large landscaping rocks toward at least seven cars on Colorado roads last week, authorities said. The last of the seven incidents claimed the life of 20-year- old driver Alexa Bartell. The suspects, all 18-year-old high school seniors, were taken into custody at their parents' homes in Arvada overnight and are all facing charges of first-degree murder, with extreme indifference, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday morning. Additional charges are expected, authorities said. Joseph Koenig, Nicholas "Mitch" Karol-Chik and Zachary Kwak were arrested for first-degree murder, with extreme indifferenc, after allegedly throwing large landscaping rocks toward at least seven cars on Colorado roads. Jefferson County Sheriff's Office It's not clear which s...