A 42-year-old Albany man accused of causing the death of an 80-year-old man in a traffic accident in May was arrested on Friday and charged with DUII, reckless driving, and first-degree manslaughter.
According to a Eugene Police Department press statement, officers were summoned to westbound Beltline Highway near the River Road exit shortly before 11:30 p.m. on May 12 after a Dodge Ram truck rear-ended a Cascade Cab Dodge Caravan taxi at high speed.
The crash resulted in major injuries to a passenger in the taxi, identified as John Davenport, 80.
According to the announcement, a doctor on the scene aided with CPR until Davenport could be brought to a local hospital via ambulance. Davenport died on May 26 from his injuries.
The cab driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the incident.
Following an investigation by Eugene Police, the driver of the Dodge Ram, 42-year-old Fernando Patricio-Hernandez, was arrested and booked into the Lane County Jail for DUII, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, third-degree assault, and first-degree manslaughter.