Man who caused fatal crash while on mushrooms and told officials 'I just want the love' is convicted of manslaughter

OREGON CITY, Ore. (TCN) -- A 23-year-old man has been convicted of causing a fatal crash while high on mushrooms, resulting in the death of two people, including his roommate.

The Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office announced April 1 that a jury found Fullington Frazer III guilty of two counts of first-degree manslaughter, driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving, two counts of recklessly endangering another person, and two counts of fourth-degree assault. He is set to be sentenced on May 2.

On the night of Dec. 30, 2023, Frazer reportedly drove his roommate, 24-year-old Mitchell Barr, to a grocery store in Milwaukie. According to prosecutors, Frazer was driving around 60 miles per hour when he ran a red light and hit a Prius and then a Subaru driven by 37-year-old Fleetwood Mozee, who died.

The defendant’s roommate was "ejected" from the vehicle and also died in the crash. The district attorney’s office said the driver of the Prius and his passenger sustained injuries.

An Oregon State Police trooper reportedly said it was "one of the most destructive crashes" he’d ever seen.

Clackamas County Deputy District Attorney Chelsea Jones told juror that "Frazer acted recklessly and with extreme indifference to the value of human life by driving while impaired and blasting through a red light" and said, "He was going pedal to the metal."

A toxicology test confirmed Frazer had psilocybin mushrooms in his system at the time.

According to prosecutors, when officials asked him if he needed medical attention, Frazer said, "I just want the love." Frazer was transported to a hospital and reportedly told a trooper he didn’t remember having a passenger in his car. He was informed that two people died in the crash, and the defendant then allegedly asked, "Are they OK?"

Frazer reportedly showed "no remorse and laughed when talking about his deceased roommate." At the time of the accident, Frazer was on probation for a 2021 public indecency conviction and he had previously been involved in a high-speed crash in 2023.

According to prosecutors, one of the victims, Mozee, worked as a veterans services specialist for Multnomah County.

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