Indianapolis man sentenced in crash that killed his passenger on I-70 in Preble County

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An Indianapolis man convicted in a deadly crash last year on Interstate 70 that killed his passenger will avoid jail time.

Dalton K. McCutcheon, 24, pleaded no contest Sept. 28 in Eaton Municipal Court to one misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter. He was sentenced to two years of probation, with a suspended license for one year. A jail sentence of 90 days was suspended, as well as $500 of a $750 fine.

The court said that it will consider driving privileges for work if McCutcheon finds employment.

The conviction is connected to a crash on March 10, 2022, that caused the death of 18-year-old Zachary Purvis.

McCutcheon was driving a 2014 GMC Acadia around 4 p.m. in the left lane of I-70 West with Purvis as a passenger when he crashed the SUV into the back of a semi truck in the right lane that had slowed in traffic, according to a crash report filed by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

The GMC then went off the left side of the highway before stopping.

Purvis was pronounced dead at the scene, the highway patrol said. McCutcheon suffered minor injuries but refused medical treatment, and the semi driver was uninjured.

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