He is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 14.
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
The vehicular assault charges could result in a fine of up to $5,000 and prison time of six to 18 months, while the OVI charge could result in a fine between $375 and $1,075 and up to six months in jail, according to plea agreements filed in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. His driver’s license also will be suspended for one to five years, and he may face up to five years of probation.
One count of aggravated vehicular assault and another OVI charge were both dismissed as part of the agreements, court document said.
The charges stem from a crash early on July 23, when Miamisburg crews were called to Miamisburg Centerville Road at the ramps to southbound Interstate 75.
Miamisburg police responded just before 3 a.m. July 23 to a three-car crash on Miamisburg-Centerville Road (state Route 725) at the southbound Interstate 75 ramp.
Ridner, driving a 2015 Chevrolet Cruze, got off the I-75 ramp, drove through the intersection, over the raised median and then crashed into a 1999 Honda Accord stopped at a red light on Miamisburg-Centerville Road. The impact forced the Honda into the car next to it, a 2013 Mercedes-Benz CLS Class driven by a 27-year-old Washington Twp. man, according to a Miamisburg Police Department crash report.
The driver of the Honda suffered fractured ribs, missing teeth, and other bumps and bruises, according to an affidavit filed in Miamisburg Municipal Court.
In the affidavit, an officer said Ridner’s speech was slurred, his eyes were glassy and he was lethargic, adding that Ridner admitted to coming from a birthday party in Dayton after two or three beers.
A breath test determined Ridner had a blood alcohol level of 0.167, documents said, more than twice Ohio’s legal driving limit of 0.08.
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