• Jacob R. Kraft, 25, pleaded guilty to one count each of involuntary manslaughter, vehicular assault, operating a vehicle under the influence and failure to stop after an accident in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.
• The OVI conviction is a first-degree misdemeanor.
• Three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and an additional failure to stop after an accident and OVI charge were dismissed.
What was he accused of?
• Kraft was indicted in crash near Webster Street and East Monument Avenue in Dayton that seriously injured a 78-year-old woman and killed 74-year-old Theodor Agler.
• Around 10:15 p.m. on April 19, 2024, Agler and the woman were crossing Webster Street when they were hit by a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Kraft, according to a Dayton police crash report.
• The pair were reportedly leaving a Dayton Dragons game.
• Medics transported them to Miami Valley Hospital. Agler died 10 days later, on April 29, 2024.
• Kraft fled the scene following the crash, according to the report.
• His blood alcohol concentration was more than double the legal limit, the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office said.
What happens next?
• Kraft is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 6.
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