State v. Curtiss

Defendant appeals his conviction for manslaughter in the second degree, ORS 163.125(l)(a), based on his driving through a construction zone on Interstate 5 (1-5) in Portland and striking a construction worker, which resulted in the worker’s death. Defendant sought to introduce expert testimony regarding the standards for use and placement of construction signs and markers in a construction zone and whether signs and markers at the accident scene complied with those standards. The state moved before trial to exclude the testimony from evidence at trial, and the trial court ruled that the…