The two years are to be served following a sentence of three to four and a half years for a drug conviction in Greene County.
Ross also will be on parole for one to three years.
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
On Aug. 5, 2023, Ross was reportedly driving a 2018 Dodge Charger north in the 8400 block of South Brown School Road when he hit a 2018 Chevrolet pickup truck head-on while trying to pass a 2014 Honda CR-V.
The Charger then side-swiped the Honda and hit a 2018 Ford Focus, according to a Vandalia Division of Police crash report.
Ross previously pleaded guilty to vehicular assault and a misdemeanor OVI charge, according to court records. An aggravated vehicular assault charge was dismissed.
Ross’s defense sought a one-year sentence.
They claimed he was having an argument with his child’s mother which escalated “to a point where defendant’s ‘in the moment’ decisions led to a series of events that no one could have anticipated nor wanted to happen,” according to court records.
Ross had a punctured lung, concussion, severed aorta and multiple broken bones, including five ribs, a femur, collarbone and ankle, according to a memo filed by the defense. He was hospitalized for more than four weeks and was in an induced coma for five days.
The prosecution asked the court for a two-year sentence. They noted one of the victims in the crash was a full-time firefighter for 24 years who had to medically retire.
He had 12 broken vertebrae and bulging disks that left him disabled and dependent on a cane to walk, according to a memo filed by the prosecution. He also had broken ribs, internal bleeding, a broken nose and long-term concussion syndrome, short-term memory issues and mental health issues from the crash.
Two others were also reportedly injured in the crash. One man had minor injuries and a woman had a broken leg that needed surgery.
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