The driver of an SUV that struck and killed prominent lawyer Kurtis Tunnell as he rode a bicycle in western Franklin County last year has been placed on probation.
Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Richard A. Frye on Wednesday placed Depalma on probation for four years, fined him $5,000 and ordered that he complete a substance-abuse program at the county s community-based correctional facility.
Depalma was taken into custody to be held in the county jail until a bed is available at the facility, where he will participate in an in-patient program that lasts three to six months.
The judge also suspended Depalma s driver s license for four years.