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Charles Merrill Lavadie, 63, was found guilty of crashing his truck into a South Salt Lake home.

The crash seriously injured a 10-year-old boy, who was trapped under the vehicle.

Lavadie had taken painkillers prior to the crash. He will be sentenced Nov. 20.

SALT LAKE CITY — A 63-year-old West Valley man has been found guilty of taking a painkiller and subsequently crashing his truck into a home, pinning a 10-year-old beneath his vehicle.

Charles Merrill Lavadie, 63, was found guilty Wednesday in 3rd District Court of negligently operating a vehicle resulting in serious bodily injury, a third-degree felony.

On July 3, 2020, Lavadie was driving a 2015 Chevy Silverado that went off the road and into a house near 3245 S. 300 East, accord

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