Salem man sentenced to 9 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — A Salem man will spend more than nine years behind bars for the death of his girlfriend.

On Tuesday, 40-year-old Atilano Davalos III pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter.

Prosecutors say in May 2024, Davalos accelerated and then braked sharply while his girlfriend, Carla Vasquez, was hanging out of the passenger window…

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