• Bridgett I. Harper, 30, was charged in a crash that killed Rodger Dale Flannery of East Bernstadt, Kentucky, on May 10, 2024.
What was she sentenced to?
• Harper was sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 160 days suspended, according to Eaton Municipal Court records.
• She will serve her sentence over three consecutive days starting Friday. Harper will wear an ankle monitor for the remaining 17 days, according to an Eaton Municipal Court clerk.
• Her driver’s license is suspended for three years, and she will spend two years on probation.
• Harper also must pay funeral expenses, the clerk said.
What was she accused of?
• Harper was charged with one count each of vehicular homicide and vehicular manslaughter in municipal.
• She pleaded no contest to the charges on June 26.
• The court convicted her of vehicular homicide, a first-degree misdemeanor, and dismissed the vehicular manslaughter charge, according to court records.
What happened?
• On May 10, 2024, Harper was driving a 2011 Ford Flex on Ohio 725 when she failed to yield to the right of way at the Ohio 177 intersection, according to a crash report.
• The Ford collided with a 1997 Dodge Ram, causing the truck to spin and go off the right side of the road.
• The truck hit a ditch and overturned twice, ejecting Flannery.
• Flannery was pronounced dead at the scene. Harper was not injured, according to the crash report.
• A passenger in the Ford had minor injuries and a passenger in the Dodge had serious injuries. A 1-year-old boy, who was also in the Ford, was not injured.
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