Driver convicted in stolen U-Haul chain-reaction crash that killed UDel grad student

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 11:40AM
Driver convicted in stolen U-Haul chain-reaction crash that killed UDel grad student

NEWARK, Del. (WPVI) -- A man has been convicted in a chain reaction crash in a stolen U-Haul that killed a graduate student at the University of Delaware.

Gordon Turner was found guilty of first-degree murder, assault and theft of a motor vehicle.

Gordon Turner
Gordon Turner

He was driving a stolen U-Haul down Main Street in Newark when he hit and killed Marina Vasconcelos in April 2025.

Turner could face a minimum mandatory sentence of life in prison.

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