BURTON, Ohio (AP) — Court records say the driver of an SUV
has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide in a crash with an
Amish buggy that killed one person and injured three others in northeast
Ohio.
Chardon municipal court records showed that the Ohio State
Highway Patrol charged Douglas Learn on Monday, although officials said
the county prosecutor will consider other charges.
The patrol said
the 42-year-old Learn was driving a Ford Explorer on Sunday night when
it slammed into the back an Amish buggy carrying five members of a
family near Burton in Geauga County. Twenty-eight-year-old Joseph Byler
died later at a hospital, and three family members were hurt.
The
patrol said alcohol and excessive speed were factors. A message was left
at a phone number listed for Learn in court records.
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BURTON, Ohio (AP) — Court records say the driver of an SUV
has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide in a crash with an
Amish buggy that killed one person and injured three others in northeast
Ohio.
Chardon municipal court records showed that the Ohio State
Highway Patrol charged Douglas Learn on Monday, although officials said
the county prosecutor will consider other charges.
The patrol said
the 42-year-old Learn was driving a Ford Explorer on Sunday night when
it slammed into the back an Amish buggy carrying five members of a
family near Burton in Geauga County. Twenty-eight-year-old Joseph Byler
died later at a hospital, and three family members were hurt.
The
patrol said alcohol and excessive speed were factors. A message was left
at a phone number listed for Learn in court records.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.