A jury has acquitted a truck driver of all charges related to a crash on Interstate 75 that left one person dead.Three days of testimony wrapped up Wednesday in Jason Woodyard's trial and the jury reached a verdict before noon Thursday.The jury could've convicted him of vehicular homicide or vehicular manslaughter in a crash that killed Zachary Byrd, 21.Byrd was killed last September when Jason Woodyard hit two stopped vehicles in the predawn hours on I-75 north near the Mitchell exit.Prosecutors said Woodyard was not paying attention and did not slow down before slamming into the two cars.The defense claimed the cars were too difficult to see.The crash was really two separate wrecks.First, a van hit the barrier wall then came to a stop in the middle lanes of the highway. A good Samaritan stopped to help.Then the semi hit both vehicles both vehicles stopped in the roadway killing Byrd.On Wednesday, Judge Russell Mock acquitted Woodyard of a charge of vehicular homicide while speeding in a construction zone.Byrd's family tells WLWT that they are devastated by the verdict.

A jury has acquitted a truck driver of all charges related to a crash on Interstate 75 that left one person dead.

Three days of testimony wrapped up Wednesday in Jason Woodyard's trial and the jury reached a verdict before noon Thursday.

The jury could've convicted him of vehicular homicide or vehicular manslaughter in a crash that killed Zachary Byrd, 21.

Byrd was killed last September when Jason Woodyard hit two stopped vehicles in the predawn hours on I-75 north near the Mitchell exit.

Prosecutors said Woodyard was not paying attention and did not slow down before slamming into the two cars.

The defense claimed the cars were too difficult to see.

The crash was really two separate wrecks.

First, a van hit the barrier wall then came to a stop in the middle lanes of the highway. A good Samaritan stopped to help.

Then the semi hit both vehicles both vehicles stopped in the roadway killing Byrd.

On Wednesday, Judge Russell Mock acquitted Woodyard of a charge of vehicular homicide while speeding in a construction zone.

Byrd's family tells WLWT that they are devastated by the verdict.