KITTERY, Maine — A tractor-trailer driver has been convicted on two counts of manslaughter in connection with a 2021 crash on the Maine Turnpike that killed a Falmouth couple.
David Herring, 42, formerly of South Portland, was also recently sentenced for causing the deaths of Geoffrey and Elizabeth Gattis by crashing his vehicle into their car, York County District Attorney Kathryn Slattery announced.
Prosecutors said Herring was streaming Netflix while driving northbound on the turnpike in Kittery on Jan. 12, 2021, and ignored signs that warned of traffic delays…