When the dispatcher asked the woman if the couple was breathing, she said: “I don’t know. She is.”
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The preliminary investigation revealed a 2004 Pontiac Bonneville, driven by Ladarius V. Hawkins, 28, of Middletown, was northbound on Dixie Highway when he failed to yield to a red light and struck the 2009 Honda CR-V driven by Roger Lohman, 78, of Middletown, at 8:20 a.m. Saturday.
Lohman was pronounced dead at the scene, and his passenger, Norma Lohman, was taken to Atrium Medical Center, and then to Miami Valley Hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to a release from the State Highway Patrol. She was in critical condition this morning, according to hospital officials.
Hawkins was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, OVI, drug abuse/marijuana, a red light violation and driving under suspension, according to court documents.
At Hawkins’ arraignment this morning, Middletown Municipal Court Judge James Sherron set bond at $300,000, $250,00 for aggravated vehicular homicide and $50,000 for OVI.
Hawkins’ preliminary hearing was set for April 8 in Middletown Municipal Court.
The crash remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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