SILVERCREEK TOWNSHIP — A man who caused a deadly semi crash has been found guilty of a reduced charge.
[DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]
Brent Guess, 46, was found guilty of vehicular manslaughter, a second-degree misdeamoner, on June 29.
A charge of vehicular homicide was dismissed.
Guess was sentenced to 90 days in jail, according to court documents.
TRENDING STORIES:
- Pilot, passenger not injured after possible mechanical failure causes plane crash in Clark County
- Area deputies help wrangle snake inside resident’s bedroom
- Former NFL running back arrested in Ohio
His license will also be suspended for two years.
As News Center 7 previously reported, Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers were called to a crash involving a car and a semi on State Route 71 and Plymouth Road on Oct. 13, 2025.
Guess was traveling westbound in a semi when he failed to yield and was hit by a pickup truck driven by Justin Mullikin, 36, of Jamestown.
Mullikin was pronounced dead at the scene.
Guess began his jail sentence on July 20.
[SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
©2025 Cox Media Group
