PREVIOUS REPORT: Truck driver indicted for homicide following fiery fatal crash in Hamilton
A three-day trial was scheduled to begin last week, but Moore pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of third-degree aggravated vehicular homicide in Butler County Common Pleas Court, according to court records.
Judge Noah Powers II set sentencing for March. 13. Moore faces up to five years in prison. Moore remains free on bond.
On Oct. 20, 2017, the concrete bucket truck driven by Moore was traveling west on Ohio 129 near Fair Avenue when it rear-ended the SUV driven by Deanna Gilreath, 58, of Hamilton. Gilreath’s Jeep Liberty burst into flames, and she died at the scene.
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A Hamilton police investigation indicated Moore’s license was under suspension at the time of the fatal accident. Moore was driving a truck from Tri-State Concrete located in Hamilton, according to investigators.
The truck was estimated to have been traveling 65 mph when it struck Gilreath’s SUV, according to police. The posted speed limit on Ohio 129 at Fair Avenue is 35 mph.
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