Pair indicted in hit-and-run crash that injured motorcyclists
Jarome Starner and Melannis Stevens indicted for critically injuring a Waynesburg couple
COSHOCTON – Two individuals involved in a hit -and-run crash that critically injured a Waynesburg couple on a motorcycle were recently indicted by the Coshocton County Grand Jury.
According to the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office, on March 27 Shawn O’Neill, 57, and his wife, Robin, 58, were struck on Ohio 751, near Township Road 250. Authorities said the motorcycle struck a guardrail and came to rest in a ditch with both riders being ejected.
In relation to the incident, Jarome L. Starner, 39, of Coshocton was indicted with tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony. Melannis L. Stevens, 45, of West Lafayette, was indicted with two counts of failure to stop after an accident, fifth-degree felonies, two counts of vehicular assault, fourth-degree felonies, and tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony.