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Truck Driver Convicted in Fatal I-70 Crash Will Be Sentenced Monday
KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS, JUN 30 – Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni allegedly fell asleep, causing a seven-vehicle crash that killed five and injured others, facing manslaughter and aggravated assault charges, officials said.
- Jacob McDonald, a 61-year-old truck driver, was sentenced Monday in Columbus for a 2023 crash on Interstate 70 that killed six people.
- The crash occurred on November 14, 2023, after McDonald drove at 70 mph, failed to brake for slowing traffic, and collided with a bus carrying 54 students and three chaperones.
- Three students and three adults, including chaperones Dave Kennat, Kristy Gaynor, and Shannon Wigfield, died in the collision involving multiple vehicles and stopped traffic.
- Judge David Branstool convicted Jacob McDonald on six counts of misdemeanor vehicular homicide, sentencing him to a total of 18 months in jail and suspending his driver's license for five years, noting that McDonald's conduct was negligent but did not rise to the level of recklessness.
- The sentencing highlights the legal limits under state law despite the fatalities and underscores concerns about truck drivers’ fatigue and failure to pull over when tired.
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MyTexasDaily.comSuspect arrested in crash that killed 5, injured several others on I-20 near Terrell
KAUFMAN COUNTY — A suspect was arrested in connection with a crash that killed five people and injured several others Saturday afternoon in a major crash that shut down Interstate 20 near Terrell, according to the Texas Department of Public…
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