May 24—A Moraine man charged Friday reportedly tested positive for drugs following a crash that killed a Miamisburg man last August in Miami Twp.
James Josef Elliott, 24, will be arraigned June 6 in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court after a grand jury indicted him on one count of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, and one count of failure to comply with order or signal from the police. officer and a misdemeanor count of OVI.
Elliott was driving a 1999 Lexus LS, South State Route 741 (North Springboro Road), around 11:15 p.m. on August 25, 2023, when he ran a red light at the Lyons Road intersection. Elliott struck a 2010 Nissan Versa driven by 40-year-old Denis Benjamin Jacob of Miami Twp., which was making an exit from state Route 741 westbound on Lyons Road, according to a crash report filed by Dayton of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. After.
The impact forced the Nissan to strike a traffic light pole before coming to a stop in the southbound lanes of State Route 741.
Elliott’s car continued south on state Route 741 and struck a curb, AT&T box and a ditch.
Jacob was pronounced dead at the scene.
Elliott was taken to Kettering Health Dayton for possible injuries. Elliott’s blood tested positive for cannabinoids and opioids, according to a crash report.
A warrant was issued for Elliott’s arrest.
