Man pleads guilty in wrong-way OVI crash on I-75 in 2022 that injured 4

HARRISON TWP. — A man pled guilty to charges in a wrong way OVI crash on Interstate 75 that seriously injured three others and himself back in 2022.

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Pascal Micucu Mutabazi, 26, pled guilty in Montgomery County Common Pleas Friday to two misdemeanor charges, Vehicular Assault and OVI, according to court documents.

He drove a 2012 Hyundai Genesis on Dec. 11, 2022, around 2:50 a.m., going east on Needmore Road when at the exit ramp to Southbound Interstate 75, he crossed over the westbound lanes and ran off the east side for the off-ramp, an online crash report stated.

The vehicle slid sideways down the embankment and collided with the guardrail on I-75 and drove on SB I-75 heading north.

The car then crashed into the front of a 2017 Lincoln MKZ in the middle lane and caused it to overturn, the crash report said.

Both drivers along with Mutabazi’s passengers, two 24-year-old Dayton men, suffered serious injuries and were taken to Miami Valley Hospital.

As part of the plea agreement, a felony aggravated assault charge and open container, a minor misdemeanor, were both dismissed, court documents aid.

Mutabazi’s sentencing is scheduled for April 9.

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