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Springfield Man Sentenced For Killing Teen

Clark County Sheriff's Office

An elderly Springfield man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for causing a crash that killed a teenage boy.  Charles Heard pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and OVI charges. Prosecutors say Heard's blood-alcohol level tested at more than two times the legal limit when he struck 13-year-old Tyree King in June of this year.

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.