Thread: Eugene motorcyclist killed in crash with out-of-control van | Kenneth Douglas Carroll

Son, father, grandfather, YMCA Volunteer | Kenneth Douglas Carroll

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Killed by Veronica Avila Diaz, 28

Veronica Avila Diaz, 28, a suspected illegal alien from Mexico has pleaded guilty to criminal negligent homicide in the September 30, 2012 death of Kenneth Douglas Carroll, 72, of Eugene, Oregon. Due to a plea agreement, a number of other charges against Diaz were dropped.

Diaz and her husband Jose Antonio Cejas Gutierrez, 31, faced numerous charges after Diaz, an unlicensed driver, was driving recklessly, crossed the center-line and crashed head-on into Carroll, who was riding his new motorcycle.

Gutierrez pleaded guilty to a felony charge of hindering prosecution and four counts of reckless endangerment. It is believed that Gutierrez is also in the U.S. illegally.

Diaz and Gutierrez were sentenced to three years probation. The defendants however remain in custody due to an apparent immigration hold. It is believed they have been in the U.S. for about nine years.

Sources: Couple charged in fatal crash, By Jack Moran, The Register-Guard, 10-12-12; Couple sentenced in distracted driving case, Albany Democrat-Herald, Corvallis, Oregon, 12-14-12 .