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Driver who hit four, killing one, sentenced to 10 years in prison
DAYTON — The man convicted of charges in a hit-and-run incident at the Katie’s Place bar, which killed one person and injured three others, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday, Oct. 27
David Diaz Dominguez, 37, appeared before Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Frances E. McGee. He pleaded guilty Aug. 25 to aggravated vehicular homicide, three counts of vehicular assault and two counts of aggravated assault.
The aggravated vehicular homicide count is a second-degree felony, punishable by up to eight years in prison. The other charges are all fourth-degree felonies, punishable by up to 18 months in prison.
As a result of the April 24 incident, Rodrido Resendiz Bahena, 27, suffered multiple blunt force trauma to all areas of his body, including severe injuries to his head and neck, according to a Montgomery County Coroner’s autopsy.
Bahena and two other people, another male and female, were critically injured after being hit by a 2000 Ford Expedition driven by Dominguez, police said. The incident happened about 1 a.m. at the bar, which is at 2264 E. Fifth St. A fourth person was hit, but was treated for minor injuries.
Montgomery County Prosecutor Mathias H. Heck, Jr. said in May that Dominguez had been shooting pool inside the bar when he got into an argument with another person and was asked to leave. Once outside, Dominguez continued to argue with other patrons, then got into his car and drove through the parking lot. Two of the other people hit were bar employees, Heck said.
Dominguez fled to Texas after the incident. He was arrested in Pasadena on May 1, then extradited and booked into the Montgomery County Jail on May 13. As of Wednesday, Dominguez remained in the jail on $1 million bond.
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