Man charged for fatal turnpike crash

OXFORD TWP. — A Chicago man is facing a felony charge after allegedly causing the death of a motorist on the Ohio Turnpike on Sunday morning. Victor Dominguez-Olivan, 47, of Chicago, is facing one felony count of aggravated vehicular homicide. He was additionally charged with assured clear distance ahead and no operator's license. Just before 6 a.m. on Sunday, the Milan post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a crash near milepost 112 in Erie County. That is six miles west of the U.S. 250 exit and two miles east of the Ohio 4 exit. Troopers determined the following: • A 2007 Ford Focus driven by Manuel Alvarez-Loreto of Cleveland was in the right-hand lane and was slowing/stopped • Dominguez-Olivan then allegedly rear-ended the Focus in his 2009 Ford Fusion, according to troopers. Both Alvarez-Loreto and Dominguez-Olivan, as well as Alvarez-Loreto's passenger, were wearing their seatbelts. All three were transported to a Norwalk hospital, where Alvarez-Loreto succumbed to his injuries, according to troopers. Ordinarily, a traffic crash resulting in death is charged as vehicular homicide which is a misdemeanor in Ohio. Because Dominguez-Olivan did not possess a valid operator's license, this became an aggravating circumstance for the felony-level aggravated vehicular homicide charge. Dominguez-Olivan was arraigned in Erie County Municipal Court on Monday, where his bond was set at $100,000. He has a preliminary hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. on Friday. If convicted of the third-degree felony, he could face between nine months and three years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. He would also face a suspension of his operator's license.