They turn right last. The driver of the other vehicle was killed. So, it is a fatality. Tuesday, March 29th, 2022, Alyria, Ohio. The police receive an emergency call reporting a severe accident near the intersection of West Ridge Road and Delfield Road. The police along with EMS and firefighters respond immediately. The conditions of those involved are unknown and they fear a worst case scenario may have come to pass. I'm Tyler and this is your daily dose of crime. All right. Are you going in with EMS? I'm going with the police. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. I was driving up. All right. Go with the police. I don't need EMS. You don't need EMS? Okay. I'll have you come over this way then. Can they clear you? I have his license to be cleared. But can you give this to him? No. Can I put in his pocket? Uh, you'll have to ask them, but I I need to give him his license back. So, I'll be back. All right, we'll go we'll go over this way. Okay. Do you have any weapons or anything on you? I have I have a razor right there. That's it. That's all right. I just got to remove this from you. I'm going to text you a supervisor's phone number. That's the only thing I had on. Okay. You going to be here for a few minutes yet? I'll have you come this way with me before you have a seat in my vehicle. Um, I see a patch you down for weapons. And then I'm going to run your information, make sure you're good and valid. I'm going to put you through some tests. Okay. So, how how fast you did you say you were going when you last time 140 miles hour? Yes, sir. Okay. They pulled out here. I tried as hard as I could to stop. I just couldn't. They pulled out right here. So, they came out they came out from um Yes, sir. from Dfield here. You can turn turn right. I tried to stop. Okay. And I left me and my brother overturning that left. I don't know in which situation before they deal with you. Do you understand what you're refusing up to and including them? Do you understand that? If you have a brain bleed or something's wrong with your neck, your cervical, your thoracic, you could die. Do you understand what I am saying to you? Are there any of them without a pause? Hold on. I'm asking you, are you sure that you don't want to go to the hospital? Don't look at that. You got to do what's best for your health. Take me to the hospital. Thank you. Yes. What? What are you What are you doing? He wants to go to the hospital. Let's go. I asked him five times. Okay. You want to go? I'll go. All right. Our ambulance is back here. Jesus. What hospital are you taking? Okay. The responsible driver identified as Logan Townsley is covered in blood when he makes contact with officers. Despite standing in front of the authorities, he's warned of the consequences of refusing medical attention after a car accident and eventually agrees to be sent to the hospital. Through tears in his initial statement, he admits to drinking and driving at 140 mph at the time of the crash. Officers see the victims, observe the vehicles, and understand that it is adrenaline keeping Logan on his feet. The situation is heartbreaking and authorities fear they may not be able to save the victim. Where is the passenger going? Yria hospital as well. Okay. The passenger of the Audi is also going to the Yria hospital. So you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. If you like to speak with me without an attorney present, you may. But if you don't want to speak with me, you don't have to. The reason I'm advising you of your rights is you're involved in more vehicle accident. The um the driver of the other vehicle was killed. So, it is a fatality. All right. And then just with the strong odor of and your red and watery eyes and you admitted that you thought you had a little bit more to drink than you should have. So, that's the reason why I'm advising you that I'm going to try to get a statement from you initially and then we'll we'll go from there. Okay. Okay. So, just the first question is pretty general. I'm a slow writer so I might have to have you repeat it a couple times, but what happened? They pull they turn right. Okay. And then what's injured that you know of or that that feels injured for you? Me personally. Yeah. Nothing. Okay. Oh, were you wearing a seat belt? Yes, sir. Do you know what the passenger was as well? He was wearing a seat belt, sir. Okay. Um, the passenger is your brother. And And what was your speed? Last time I looked at my speedometer, I was doing 140 mph. Okay. Yeah. You okay? So, the baby from what I'm aware is still alive, but it's very serious injuries for the baby. Yeah. So, the I the driver is the one who died. Yes, sir. And then why were you driving so fast? There's no excuse why I was driving that fast. Okay. And then just estimation, how far away were you when you saw the uh the vehicle pull in front of you? Pull out in front of you? I'd say maybe 100 to 150 ft. And what evasive action did you take? Basically, how'd you try to avoid the crash? My brakes. I tried stopping as hard as I could. If I would have went to the left, I would have went to the right. I that was really my only option is to go left and that would have been a head-on collision. Okay. All right. And was there oncoming traffic as in opposite coming in opposite direction? Yes sir. That's why I didn't go to the left. Okay. Did you see the other vehicle stop at the stop sign? So whenever I seen the other vehicle, they were on their way to Westidge. Yeah. Um I was West confused. Um but they were they were turning right on the turn right on the West Ridge and that was when I initially seen them. Okay. Kaylee Eskins, the driver of the other vehicle, had passed away after multiple attempts at resuscitation. And in the hospital, Townsley's informed of the victim's death and notified of charges against him before giving detailed statements about what happened. He states that he had tried to break as soon as he saw the other vehicle, but the impact was unavoidable. He doesn't justify why he was driving at such high speeds and explains the different maneuvers he attempted to avoid the crash, but it was impossible at the moment when he lost control of the vehicle. And then, how much alcohol have you consumed today? I probably had around six beers total, sir. Okay. And when did you stop drinking? What time is it, sir? I stopped drinking around right around midnight. Okay. Did one shot one shot? Did the one shot at my brother's birthday from midnight and that was the last I had. Okay. Have you had any? No, sir. Okay. Probably about 15 minutes. I'll ask you for a urine sample, but uh prior to that um do you have any any eye problems? No, sir. All right. Do you wear glasses or contacts? No, sir. Okay, you can go. I can go. Yep. Can I hold the urinal? At least. I just have to be able to feel what I'm doing. Got it. That'll make me feel comfortable. Don't move your head. Ah, are you able to talk when you do that or I can give you a minute? Okay. And then um have you had any recent head injuries to include from this crash? No, sir. Okay. Do you take prescriptions? No, sir. All right. And do you have any ear infections? Yes, sir. Overall, are you in good health? Yes, sir. Okay. Do you have any handicaps? No, sir. Okay. Um, so you probably don't want to lean you up or anything like that. So, what I'm going to do, we'll see if I can make this work. I was just going to check your eyes. If I can't do that accurately, I've got a portable breath test. It's not admissible in the court. Um I can have you, you know, either you take that or refuse it. You can refuse any test. Um but uh that's what I'll do and then we'll we'll go from there. Okay. Yes, sir. And then I'll I'll read a form to you. Yeah. Totally got some on myself. I'm not going to lie. That's all right. All right. So, for um for when I check your eyes, what I'm going to do, I'm just going to a minute, buddy. I'm just going to move a pen back and forth. Okay. Um I don't know if they can adjust the towel or not on your head, but probably not. Maybe it's just to keep them warm. Okay. So, you're you're not supposed to turn your head or move your head anyway during this test. All I'm going to do is I'm going to move the tip of the pen from side to side, and you're just going to follow it with your eyes and your eyes only. Yes, sir. Okay. You're going to keep your head still. Obviously, you need to keep it still in that brace anyway. If I can't see what I'm, you know, anything accurately, we'll just move on. Or if it's causing pain, you need to let me know cuz we can just stop. Yes, sir. Okay. All right. Can you see the tip of the pen? Yes, sir. All right. Just follow from side to side. Logan claims to have consumed approximately six drinks and a shot before getting behind the wheel, but authorities have to conduct a breathalyzer test to verify his condition, collect evidence for the case, and assess his true state. Townsley may regret the events and take responsibility for his actions, but officers have to follow protocol and arrest him as soon as he's discharged from the hospital. They're not dealing with a driver involved in a minor accident. They're dealing with an individual responsible for another person's death. I have any straws on my PBT? Uh, if I do, would you be okay blowing into a portable breath test? Okay. So, this one's not admissible in court, but it just would give us a gauge about where you are. Um, the reason it's not admissible is it can be inaccurate at times. Okay. So the breath test that we have that is admissible in court, it's in a a controlled setting. Obviously, this is in our car, so it it has some variation to it, but it'll give us a good indication where you are. These are normally pretty accurate um overall. And uh like I said, it might take a couple blows, but if you just go ahead and blow into this straw and blow like a hard firm breath. Yes, sir. Go ahead and blow. All right. Well, it says 074. It's not letting me have you do it again, but I may have clicked the button too soon. Um but when I checked your eyes, I got six of six with nestagmus. So that gives us an 88% confidence with that alone that you're 08 or above. So I do feel confident that you're impaired. Um if it'll let me do it again, I will. But I will tell you honestly, I will not get behind the wheel if I do not feel coherent. Yeah. Um I was speeding and I shouldn't have been going as fast as I was going. Yeah. That's that's really what it came down to. That's That really is. Yeah. The moment I seen that I was upside down in my car with me and my brother knowing that I just hit somebody else. That is when I regretted everything I did. I should not have been on the pedal like I was. Yeah. And definitely going too fast. [Music] Yeah. I know. So, what I'm going to do is uh we talked about just how uh the PBT is not completely 100% accurate. So, I'm going to read you a form and I'm going to uh ask you for urine. The urine sample you provided is okay if we have your permission to use it. Um but it I'll ask you uh if you want to take and refuse the test here momentarily. Just have to reach across you. What all is that? test because it's a fatality. Uh it's going to test for everything um is the main thing that we're looking at but but we will we will check for as well. Right. After collecting urine samples and performing a full procedure to check his blood levels, Townsley is informed that he'll also undergo a drug test to ensure he hasn't consumed any narcotics while intoxicated. every little detail becomes crucial for the police reports and case files which lead to an appropriate amount of charges against the defendant. Currently, he faces a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol resulting in death. But depending on the results and further testing, the sentence could be much much worse. So, while she's getting that ready, um I'll be taking you with me to the jail. You'll be um getting a ticket. You'll be booked into the jail with just OVI and uh reckless operation. Yes, sir. Okay. But there's charges pending. It looks like you um depending on, you know, what the urine results come back and all in all the totality of the circumstances, it could be um yeah, aggravated vehicular homicide and aggravated vehicular assault. Okay. So, I already advise you of your rights. Um, if you have any questions, let me know. If you want, like I said, if you don't want to talk to me, you don't have to. But, um, when we go there, my supervisor will be there, too. So, if you have any any questions as well for him in particular, he'll be there. Um, and then you'll have like a video court tomorrow with the judge, more than likely. They'll do it via like Skype or something. Yes, sir. Okay. Yeah. We're going to move uh back. So, I'll have you stand right next to that uh second passenger driver door. And I'm just going to handcuff you if you just put your hands like you're clapping. Yeah, just like that. And if you just put them a little bit further away from your There you go. Let me know if they are too tight. When you sit down, I've got to buckle you in. It's going to be a little bit uncomfortable. Man, Logan Townsley, age 24, is found guilty of aggravated vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicular assault, and vehicular assault, all felonies, along with three misdemeanor charges for driving under the influence. His sentence was set at at least 8 years in prison.