MASON — A West Chester Township woman whose vehicular homicide conviction was reversed by a state appeals court last year was again found guilty by a Mason Municipal Court jury Friday.

        Janet L. Kortum faces up to six months in jail, a $1,000 fine and suspension of her driver's license for the first-degree misdemeanor.

        Judge Steve Batsche will sentence Mrs. Kortum on April 3. Until then, she remains free.

        “I hope the matter ends at this point,” Mason Prosecutor Robert Peeler said. “Part of the healing process for everyone involved, I believe, begins at the conclusion of this case.”

        Bobby Marshall's motorcycle struck Mrs. Kortum's van Aug. 5, 1999, at the intersection of Mason-Montgomery Road and Irwin Simpson Road. The 49-year-old Mason man, who was not wearing a helmet, died from severe head injuries. He was traveling at 48 mph; the speed limit was 55.

        In October, the Ohio 12th District Court of Appeals ruled that Judge Batsche should have granted Mrs. Kortum's request for a mistrial when it was discovered that the speed limit at the scene of the crash was erroneously reported on a state trooper's crash report.

        Neither Mrs. Kortum nor her lawyer, Martin Pinales, could be reached for comment Friday.

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