=
Expand search form

Legal Matters: Sentencing – Courts hand out penalties for hit-and-run, domestic violence

100 months for DUII fatality A Silverton man has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for a DUII collision last year that killed a Keizer teenager. Gustavo Sosa, 27, pleaded guilty Feb. 1 in Marion County Circuit Court to second-degree manslaughter and hit-and-run for the May 23, 2023, death of Victor Andre Cortez-Andrade, 16. He also pleaded […]

Legal matters: Trial set for hit-and-run death of teenager

A March trial has been set for a Silverton man accused of killing a Keizer teenager after an alleged hit-and-run collision in May. Gustavo Sosa, 27, is scheduled for a four-day trial beginning March 12, 2024, in Marion County Circuit Court on charges including first-degree manslaughter for the death of Victor Andre Cortez-Andrade, 16. Sosa allegedly rear-ended a vehicle occupied […]

Legal Matters: Enhanced penalties – Prosecutors, jury raise stakes in terms of time, money

Past acts enhance manslaughter case charges Prosecutors are seeking a stiff sentence for a Silverton man accused of vehicular homicide, claiming prior criminal sentences have had little impact on his behavior. Gustavo Sosa, 27, faces at least ten years in prison if convicted. He has been charged with first-degree manslaughter for a May 23 collision in Salem that killed Victor […]

Silverton man indicted for manslaughter after fatal hit-and-run

A Silverton man has been indicted for manslaughter after an alleged hit-and-run collision in Salem May 21 that killed a Keizer teenager. Gustavo Sosa, 27, was indicted May 26 in Marion County Circuit Court on multiple charges including first-degree manslaughter, fourth-degree assault, reckless driving, failure to perform duties of a driver to seriously injured persons and two counts of recklessly […]