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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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Truck driver found guilty on lesser charges in bus crash that killed 6 on school trip

A truck driver who triggered a deadly chain-reaction crash with a charter bus carrying Ohio high school band students was convicted of vehicular homicide but cleared on more serious charges.

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WKYC broke the news in Cleveland, United States on Friday, May 16, 2025.
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