A 22-year old Gresham man has been charged with manslaughter in Southern Oregon in connection to a crash that killed another Gresham man last Labor Day weekend.
Sean Taylor Berglund, 22, of Gresham was indicted last week by a Lake County grand jury on a charge of first-degree manslaughter for the Sept. 1, 2012, death of Robert Edward Sanchez Busch, 22, also of Gresham.
Berglund pleaded not guilty during his arraignment on Monday, May 13. He was then booked into the Lake County Jail in Lakeview, Ore., on $50,000 bail, which he posted 10 percent of, or $5,000, and was released.
"According to the Lake County District Attorney's Office, the court set numerous conditions to assist in monitoring the defendant's behavior and compliance after release from custody," said Lt. Gregg Hastings, Oregon State Police spokesman.
Berglund is not allowed to consume alcohol or controlled substances, has a curfew, and no alcohol is allowed in his parent's house, where he is living, said Ulys Stapleton, Lake County District Attorney who is prosecuting the case.
A recently concluded investigation by Oregon State Police found that Berglund was driving a 1997 Ford F150 pickup northbound on Highway 31 about four miles south of Silver Lake, Ore., at 12:50 a.m. Sept. 2, 2012, when the truck ran off the road, into a ditch, rolled several times and landed on its top.
Busch, who was a passenger, died at the scene. Berglund was treated for non-life threatening injuries at a Bend hospital.
Berglund told investigating state troopers that an unidentified third person was driving the truck. Oregon State Police investigated the claim and after its multi-month investigation, which included DNA testing, determined that Berglund was driving the pickup when it crashed.
He also allegedly was under the influence of intoxicants at the time of the crash.
The investigation is ongoing.