Huber Heights man sentenced to prison after deadly Mechanicsburg crash

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By WHIO Staff

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY — A Huber Heights man has been sentenced to prison after a crash in Champaign County in September that killed a Mechanicsburg man.

According to Champaign County online court documents, Jeffrey Burnette, 57, was convicted of aggravated vehicular homicide and OVI on Dec. 9.

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Burnette was sentenced to a minimum of eight years in prison.

Police said Burnette was driving drunk when he hit and killed Charles Rutan Jr., 59, near a gas station on State Route 4 in Mechanicsburg. The crash happened the evening of Sept. 16.

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Burnette, Jeffrey Russell (07/02/1964) Burnette, Jeffrey Russell (07/02/1964) - Held in custody of Tri-County Regional Jail with booking number 91300 on 09/17/2021 at 2:31 AM. Second Degree Felony - Aggravated Vehicular Homicide (Pending); Third Degree Felony - Reckless Homicide (Pending); First Degree Misdemeanor - Driving Under The Influence (Pending); (Tri-County Regional Jail)