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Sweet Home man guilty of manslaughter in death of woman, child
Brian James McIntire faces 10 to 20 years in prison.
Posted: Dec 21, 2020 4:13 PM
Updated: Dec 22, 2020 9:32 AM
Posted By: Jolene Daib
ALBANY, Ore. – A jury found a Sweet Home man guilty of two counts of first-degree manslaughter following a trial in Albany.
Brian James McIntire, 30, was convicted in connection with a drunken driving crash that killed a Sweet Home mother and child on July 23, 2019.
First-degree manslaughter is punishable by 10 years in prison and is a Measure 11 crime, which means McIntire will not be eligible for early release from prison. He faces a prison term of 10 to 20 years, depending on whether the judge orders the sentence on the two counts served concurrently or consecutively.
Opening statements were heard on Tuesday afternoon in the manslaughter trial of a Sweet Home man accused of killing a mother and her daughter in an alleged drunk driving crash last year near Crawfordsville.
Brian McIntire, 30, is charged with two counts of first-degree manslaughter, two counts of fourth-degree assault for injuries suffered by survivors of the wreck, and driving under the influence of intoxicants.
Stormy Barge, 24, of Sweet Home and her 5-year-old daughter, Emma Pulido, were killed in the July 23, 2019, crash. Bargeâs daughter Macy Pulido, then 3, and Bargeâs boyfriend, Ty Kirkland, were injured.
Defense attorney Tyler Reid told the 12-member jury that McIntireâs Jeep, headed north on Brush Creek Road, had swerved into the southbound lane that night. âHe corrected, and when he corrected, there was a vehicle in his lane,â Reid said.