Dayton woman sentenced for OVI crash with unbuckled baby 

DAYTON — A Dayton woman who plead guilty to multiple charges in a March 2018 crash where she was driving intoxicated with three children in the car, including a 14-month-old boy who wasn’t buckled in, will spend four years in prison.

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Diamond L. Cross, 29, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular assault, operating a vehicle while under the influence and child endangering, according to a Montgomery County court official.

A second child endangering charge and a failure of an operator of a motor vehicle to secure a child in a child restraint system charge were dropped.

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She was sentenced in court Monday afternoon

On March 25, 2018, Cross was driving on Germantown Street when she lost control of the vehicle while trying to make a turn. As a result, she drove over a curb and struck an RTA pole, according to a Dayton traffic report.

There were three children in the car: an 11-year-old girl and two boys ages 14 months and 3 months.

The 11-year-old was in the passenger seat, the 14-month-old boy sat in the middle front seat and the 3-month-old baby was in the back seat.

All three children were taken to Dayton Children’s Hospital following the wreck. 

A warrant was issued for Cross’ arrest three days after the incident.

She is not currently listed on the Montgomery County Jail site.