A bench warrant was issued Jan. 25 for Goddard’s arrest less than three months after his conviction. He was booked Feb. 11 into the Montgomery County Jail but was released Tuesday on electronic home detention. The arrest warrant followed a Butler Twp. police traffic citation filed Jan. 13 against Goddard in Vandalia Municipal Court. He pleaded guilty and was convicted Friday of driving under suspension without auto insurance. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 178 days suspended plus credit for two days served on condition he does not drive without a valid operator’s license, VMC records show.
Goddard was convicted Oct. 13, 2020, of vehicular homicide and negligent homicide after he pleaded no contest to the charges. An 180-day jail sentence was suspended and he was ordered to complete an alcohol and drug assessment and follow through with recommendations in addition to a three-year probation, court records show.
Goddard was the driver of a 2015 Ford Fusion headed south on Harshman Road in Riverside on Oct. 12, 2019, when he attempted to turn left on Arrowrock Avenue and struck a 2006 Toyota Highlander headed north on Harshman Road. The impact forced the Fusion to spin and strike a 2015 Chevrolet Cruze, and a 2016 Subaru Forester headed north on Harshman Avenue crashed into the back of the Cruze, the crash report stated.
Goddard, his passenger and the drivers of the Highlander and Cruze were taken to nearby hospitals. Goddard’s passenger, 80-year-old James Jones of Huber Heights, died eight days later from his injuries, according to documents.
Goddard was determined to be under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash. Also, Riverside police reported finding a camouflage case with a white, rock-like substance later determined to be methamphetamine and a hypodermic needle inside on the driver’s side door of the Fusion, the report stated.
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