Driver charged in Dayton crash that killed woman waiting for bus in 2022

A Dayton man is facing charges for a crash in December 2022 that killed a woman while she was waiting at a bus stop.

Jerry Robert Logsdon, 24, is scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 7 in Dayton Municipal Court for vehicular homicide and vehicular manslaughter, both misdemeanor charges, in the death of pedestrian 44-year-old Jennifer L. Johnson of Dayton.

Logsdon was driving a 2004 GMC Envoy around 8:45 a.m. Dec. 28 and headed north on Wayne Avenue in the left lane approaching Clover Street when he attempted to change to the right lane, according to a Dayton Police Department crash report.

Logsdon apparently lost control and struck the right curb, then drove up on the sidewalk and struck Johnson before striking a metal utility pole, the report stated.

A pedestrian identified as 44-year-old Jennifer Johnson of Dayton was killed and the driver of a GMC Envoy, Jerry Logsdon of Dayton, was seriously injured in a crash Wednesday morning, Dec. 28, 2022, on Wayne Avenue in Dayton. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF

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He was taken to Miami Valley Hospital with serious injuries.

Johnson, who was standing at the bus stop when she was struck, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Originally from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, Johnson was survived by her husband, Donald. She is remembered for her life of ministry and giving to others, including 10 years of missionary work in Kenya serving in hospitals and schools and helping those in need, especially children, according to her obituary.

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