Woman charged in 2022 OVI crash sentenced after pleading guilty – WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio

DAYTON – A woman charged in a 2022 OVI crash that left five people hospitalized has learned her sentence after pleading guilty.

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According to court documents, Brandi Dennis pleaded guilty Tuesday in Montgomery County Court to aggravated assault with a vehicle, child endangerment and illegal driving under the influence.

She was sentenced to up to five years probation by Judge Richard Skelton.

As previously reported by News Center 7Dennis was charged after sheriff's officers responded to a crash near the 3400 block of Salem Avenue on September 10, 2022 at approximately 5:40 p.m.

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According to an accident report, Dennis was driving a gray 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer northwest on Salem Avenue when the vehicle turned left to enter a property, failed to yield the right of way, and collided with a blue 2008 GMC Yukon traveling southeast on Salem Avenue.

When officers arrived, they found that two vehicles had collided and hit a person.

Paramedics took a 61-year-old Dayton man to Grandview Hospital with serious injuries, the report said.

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Dennis and a 27-year-old woman riding in her Trailblazer were both taken to Grandview Hospital, while a three-month-old girl was taken to Dayton Children's Hospital. All three suffered minor injuries.

A 34-year-old woman from Trotwood was traveling in the Yukon and was taken to Miami Valley Hospital with minor injuries.

Officials suspected alcohol was a factor in the accident, the report said.

If Dennis violates her probation or any other law, she could face harsher penalties or up to a year in prison, court documents say.

Her next court date is scheduled for November 5.

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