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Motorist Sentenced For Fatal Texting Accident

A Reynoldsburg motorist was sentenced Thursday to 3-and-a-half years in prison for a fatal accident that happened while he was texting behind the wheel. Prosecutors say 58-year-old Daniel Jacobs caused the death of a student driver from Pickerington. Prosecutors say Jacobs ran into a driver's education vehicle that was parked along the side of I-270 near route 33 last year, killing 16-year-old Dalton Ludwig. 

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.