Driver in fatal Downtown crash who ignored traffic signals sentenced to 4 years in prison
A man who prosecutors said ignored several traffic signals Downtown before crashing his car last year, killing his passenger, was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison.
Shalom Jones, 37, pleaded guilty Thursday in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court to aggravated vehicular homicide and vehicular assault. Judge Melba Marsh imposed the sentence.
The May 7, 2022, crash killed 26-year-old Yahdea Brown. Family members said she was a friend of Jones. Police said that after the crash, he fled, leaving Brown behind.
It happened at approximately 8:20 p.m. at the intersection of Sycamore and East 5th streets.
Jones was driving a Chevrolet Malibu through Downtown, ignoring traffic signals, prosecutors said, when he struck a Dodge Avenger. The driver of the Dodge and a juvenile passenger were injured, police said.
Prosecutors said Jones nearly struck a pedestrian before the crash.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Driver in fatal Downtown crash sentenced to 4 years in prison
