Todd J. Hyde Sr. was expecting a ride home from the hospital, but instead got an armed escort to jail Thursday.
Mr. Hyde was arrested by Butler County sheriff's deputies as he was released from Miami Valley Hospital. The Middletown man was wanted in connection with the death of Carol Henry on Sept. 21 in an auto accident on Ohio 122 in Butler County.
"He was really surprised," Chief Deputy Richard Jones said. Deputies charged the 37-year-old Mr. Hyde, who lives in the 6300 block of Germantown Road, with aggravated vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicular assault, driving under the influence, driving under suspension, driving left of center and driving without a seat belt.
Two occupants in Mr. Hyde's car also were seriously injured and remain hospitalized.
Deputies took Mr. Hyde to the Middletown City Jail where he remains in custody, Deputy Jones said.
Missing girl found; new search 'critical'
A 15-year-old Evanston girl classified by police as a "critical missing person" Wednesday because of her mental disabilities surrendered to juvenile detention Thursday after her picture was displayed by news media.
She is replaced on the missing list by a woman now classified as a "critical missing." Such investigations are critical when a missing person has a medical condition or is elderly or very young.
The latest to make the list is Dorothy Marie Douglas, 42, of the 1900 block of Kinney Avenue in Walnut Hills. Her family told police she is drug dependent and has lost contact with the family.
She is described as a 5-foot-5, 160-pound black woman with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen Aug. 26 on the 1500 block of Dixmont Avenue in Walnut Hills.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 352-3040 or the Personal Crimes Unit at 352-6474.
Drummer tells court citation seems unfair
Dishon Woody, a street musician familiar to downtown regulars, has entered a written not-guilty plea to a misdemeanor citation charging him with having no permit to play.
The 45-year-old drummer from the West End has played for years, usually on the footbridge between downtown and The Crown. He was cited Sept. 11 by Cincinnati police for failure to have a permit. He said Wednesday in Hamilton County Municipal Court that he thought the citation was unfair.
Cincinnati police normally do not charge street musicians with having no permit unless there is a complaint, police spokesman Lt. Roger Wolf said.
Classes cover process of buying a home
Communities United For Action (CUFA) and Key Bank will hold free classes for future home buyers. The classes, open to the public, offer information on building credit and savings to get a home. The four-week series of classes is scheduled on Thursday evenings, beginning Oct. 8. The classes are from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at McKie Recreation Center, 1655 Chase Avenue, Northside.
The classes will cover topics such as budgeting, credit reports, shopping for a house, energy conservation, sales contracts, home inspections and loan applications. The classes also will offer details about the Key Bank Home Assist Pregram, a loan program aimed at helping buyers in low- and moderate-income communities.
To register and for further information, call CUFA at 541-2709.
Judge: Unlicensed drivers not a risk
DAYTON, Ohio -- Stopping motorists for no other reason than to see whether they have a valid driver's license flies in the face of the Constitution, a judge has ruled.
Judge Alice McCollum of Dayton Municipal Court said license checkpoints set up in June by police were unconstitutional because the city did not prove that removing unlicensed drivers was critical to public safety.
In Wednesday's ruling, Judge McCollum said the checkpoints constituted an unreasonable search and seizure.
"We endorse her courage in making this decision," said Montgomery County Public Defender Lynn Koeller, whose office represented some of the motorists cited at the checkpoints.
Messages were left Thursday at the police department and city attorney's office but not returned.
At the checkpoints, police cited 159 people for driving without a license, issued 224 traffic citations, served 48 warrants, recovered three stolen cars and made six felony arrests.
It was not immediately clear what effect the ruling would have on the cases.
Judge McCollum said prosecutors presented no evidence showing unlicensed drivers pose more danger than licensed drivers. People can lose their licenses for reasons unrelated to driving ability, including failing to pay a traffic ticket or to file an accident report, she wrote.
Pepper spray makes 84 sick at school
LANCASTER, Ohio -- Fumes from pepper spray sickened students and teachers at a Lancaster junior high school, a hospital spokesman said.
Fairfield Medical Center spokesman David Bickham said 82 students and two teachers from Thomas Ewing Junior High School were treated at the hospital.
Fire Lt. Mike Lehman said people were complaining of irritation to their eyes, nose and skin, and shortness of breath.
Lt. Lehman said the fumes were noticed in a hallway during a class change about 10 a.m. Officials found a small pepper spray container that had been discharged.
The school, which has about 500 students, canceled classes for the rest of the day.
74 civilians lose jobs at Air Force base
DAYTON, Ohio -- Seventy-four civilian workers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base have been handed pink slips.
Thursday's action followed a study that concluded certain logistics and supply jobs could be done more cheaply by private industry.
In May, the Air Force said as many as 306 workers could lose their jobs. But some were hired by the private companies taking over the work, some were reassigned to other positions, and others retired early.
The 22,700 workers at the base is down about 8,000 from its Cold War peak in 1988.
