| Ohio man gets prison in distracted driving death |
| Written by By Associated Press |
| Friday, 10 August 2012 08:16 |
|
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge has sentenced a central Ohio man to 3 ½ years in prison for killing a 16-year-old student driver in a crash investigators blamed on texting behind the wheel. The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/RtrcCX ) reports that a judge opted for a prison term for 58-year-old Daniel Jacobs Thursday because he hasn't fully accepted that distracted driving was the sole cause of the crash. Police say Jacobs' car swerved off Interstate 270 on July 1, 2010, and slammed into a car parked on the berm. Student driver Dalton Ludwig was killed and his instructor was injured. Investigators used cell phone records to determine that Jacobs had been texting close to the time of the crash. Recently he insisted a blown tire also contributed. Jacobs pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide. ___ Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. |
Front Page Stories
| Elmwood tries income taxes again 06/18/2013 | MARIE THOMAS BAIRD Sentinel Education Editor  JERRY CITY - Elmwood will be back on the ballot in November with the second request fo [ ... ] |
Bullying reports on the rise 06/18/2013 | BILL RYAN Sentinel Staff Writer Over the summer, school officials will have a question to ponder: Is bullying in schools on the rise [ ... ] | Other Front Page Articles
| ||