Truck driver found guilty on lesser charges in bus crash that killed 6 on school trip
- Jacob McDonald was found guilty of six misdemeanor counts of vehicular homicide by Judge David Branstool, but was not guilty of aggravated vehicular homicide, which is a felony.
- Prosecutors alleged that McDonald was speeding and distracted by his phone when he failed to brake for traffic.
- The judge ruled that the prosecution did not prove other charges beyond a reasonable doubt.
- Prosecutor Clifford Murphy disagreed with the verdict, asserting there was sufficient evidence for a guilty finding on all counts.
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