PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — A Clackamas County jury convicted a man on Tuesday on two counts of manslaughter and other crimes after he caused a fatal car crash while high on psychedelic mushrooms in 2023, authorities said.
Fullington William Frazer III, 23, sped through a red light in his Dodge Caliber at 60 miles per hour before colliding with two cars on December 30, 2023 , the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office said.
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Frazer had been giving his roommate, Mitchell Scott Barr, a ride to the grocery store in Milwaukie when the crash happened near the intersection of Southeast Freeman Way and Highway 224 just before 8 p.m. He struck a Subaru Forester and a Toyota Prius.
Barr, 24, was ejected from Frazer’s car and died. The driver of the Subaru, Fleetwood Mars Mozee, 37, was also killed in the crash. The driver and the passenger in the Prius were both injured.
Prosecutors said Frazer exhibited strange behavior after the crash. At one point, when he was asked if he needed medical attention, Frazer responded, “I just want the love.”…