• Guilty plea: Christopher Matheney, 47, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated vehicular homicide in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court on Thursday.
• Dismissed: Two counts of OVI were dismissed. Both were first-degree misdemeanors.
What was he accused of?
• Deadly crash: On Sept. 7, 2024, Matheney was driving a 2020 Dodge Ram south on Ohio 49 when he ran a red light at the Free Pike intersection and crashed into a 2022 Chevrolet Malibu, according to a crash report filed by Trotwood police.
The truck went off the left side of the road and into a cement median. The Malibu went off the right side of the road before coming to a stop.
Crews had to remove the driver of the Malibu, 33-year-old Lakeisha Janay Brown, using mechanical means, according to the report. She was not wearing a seat belt.
Brown was pronounced dead at the scene.
Matheney and his passenger were not injured.
• Impaired driving: At the time of the crash, police said impairment was suspected.
Matheney had a blood alcohol content of .235, according to the crash report. The legal limit in Ohio is 0.08.
What happens next?
• Sentencing: Matheney’s sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 13.
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