Driver draws 30 days in jail on weekends for fatal crash - The-review
A felony charge resulting from a one-car crash on Garfield Road in March 2014 was reduced to a misdemeanor at the request of the victim's family. Jonathan D. Shellenberger, 25, of Salem, was the driver of a car that crashed into a utility pole, trapping his passenger, Anthony Michael Colon, 23. Colon had to be extricated from the wreckage and flown by STAT MedEvac to St. Elizabeth Medical... Shellenberger was indicted on June 26, 2014, on charges of aggravated vehicular homicide, a second-degree felony, and driving under the influence, a misdemeanor offense. In court papers dated April 13, Shellenberger withdrew his not guilty plea and agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor charges of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence. Because of his employment, Shellenberger's attorney, Ron Yarwood, requested sentence modification in order for the defendant to continue his employment. Shellenberger will serve the remaining 25 days on consecutive weekends from 6 p. m. Fridays until 7 a. m. Mondays until the sentence is complete. According to a report from the Canfield post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Shellenberger was driving a 1998 Chrysler Sebring westbound on Garfield Road between Seacrist Road and state Route 534 at approximately 4:30 p. m. March 24, 2014, when... Source: www.the-review.com
