SHELBY, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)—The Mansfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol received multiple tips from the public following the fatal hit-skip crash that occurred yesterday morning in Shelby.
These tips from the public were instrumental in assisting the investigation and ultimately led troopers to locate the Ford Edge and the driver who fled after striking Barbara Warner, 61, Shelby, who was walking on Mickey Road.
The hit-skip driver, identified as Kaleb Fisher, 24, of Shelby. Fisher was arrested yesterday afternoon in Mansfield and incarcerated at the Richland County Jail. He was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide and tampering with evidence, both felonies.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted throughout the investigation by the Shelby Police Department and the Richland County Prosecutor’s Office.
Editor’s note: The original media release sent out by the Mansfield Post on November 26 is below.
Crawford County Now will continue to cover this developing news story.