• :
  • Member Center
  • :
  • Make This Your Home Page
  • :
  • Special Offers
HealthWebCenter

Local experts provide the latest information on Healthcare issues that matter to you

MyHomeImprovement
Portland local home improvement experts are here to provide home improvement tips and ideas!

16-year-old indicted for manslaughter in deadly car crash

09:03 AM PDT on Thursday, May 8, 2008

Associated Press

ROSEBURG, Ore. -- A Douglas County grand jury indicted a Roseburg teenager accused of driving drunk in a single-vehicle crash that killed two teens and injured another.

The Roseburg Police Department says Jacob Gonzales has been charged with manslaughter, assault and driving under the influence of intoxicants.

The 16-year-old is being prosecuted as an adult and was lodged Wednesday at the Douglas County Jail.

Gonzales was behind the wheel of a car that struck a power pole and a fir tree March 28. He was 15 at the time and did not have a driver's license.

The authorities say Gonzales had a blood alcohol content of nearly twice the legal limit for a licensed driver old enough to drink.