Man who often blacked out guilty of manslaughter

PITTSBURGH -- A traveling salesman who continued to drive despite repeated epileptic blackouts was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Tuesday for a crash that killed a pregnant woman and her mother in 2000.

Jack Monroe Smith, 51, also was convicted of recklessly endangering another person in a 2002 crash that injured four people.

The second crash came two days after a judge had dismissed charges in the deadly accident on the grounds that Smith had been properly licensed by the state.

Prosecutors refiled the charges, arguing that further investigation indicated Smith had misrepresented his epilepsy so he could get his license.

Smith, who was convicted by a judge in a non-jury trial, testified that he thought his seizures were under control at the time of the crash last summer.