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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 23-year-old Salem man faces 4 counts of manslaughter after an early Saturday evening crash that also hurt 5 other people, including two children.
Saul Hernandez-Robiero was driving a Volkswagen Jetta when it crossed the center line and slammed into a Buick Enclave near 2400 Cordon Road NE around 8 p.m., the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.
There were 6 people in the Jetta, including 4 in the back seat. Those 4 people, “all believed to be in their late teens to early 20s,” died at the scene. Hernandez-Robiero and another person in the front seat were seriously hurt and rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The driver of the Buick and two children were also taken to Salem Hospital for evaluation and treatment. No further information on their conditions was provided by authorities.
Hernandez-Robiero was booked into the Marion County Jail after he was treated at the hospital. He is scheduled to be arraigned Monday afternoon on 4 counts of manslaughter, 5 counts of reckless endangerment, reckless driving and DUII.
The crash remains under investigation.
KOIN 6 News will have more information as it develops.
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Tim Steele
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