In The News 5 October 2011

Schober pleads guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide

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Brandy Chandler-brandychandler@gmail.com
A Batavia man charged pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide Wednesday in Highland County Common Pleas Court.
Albert Schober was indicted in July on the two second-degree felony charges following a March 26 crash on state Route 73 in Washington Township that left two dead.  
As previously reported in the Highland County Press, the Wilmington Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol investigated the crash and reported that at approximately 10:22 p.m., a red 2000 Ford F-150 was traveling southeast on state Route 73 when it allegedly failed to negotiate a curve, traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck several trees. 
 
The truck was occupied by Schober, 21; Troy Phillips, 26, of Felicity; and Tiffany Walters, 19, of LaFollette, Tenn. 
  
Schober was transported to Highland District Hospital and was later flown to Miami Valley Hospital for treatment of injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening. 
 
Phillips and Walters were both pronounced dead at the scene by the Highland County Coroner's Office.  
According to Highland County Prosecutor Anneka Collins, on Wednesday, before Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss, Schober pleaded guilty to the indictment. Coss ordered a pre-sentence investigation, and a sentencing hearing has been scheduled. 
Schober was represented by attorney Lee Koogler and the state was represented by Collins. 
A Batavia man charged pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide Wednesday in Highland County Common Pleas Court.

Albert Schober was indicted in July on the two second-degree felony charges following a March 26 crash on state Route 73 in Washington Township that left two dead.  

As previously reported in the Highland County Press, the Wilmington Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol investigated the crash and reported that at approximately 10:22 p.m., a red 2000 Ford F-150 was traveling southeast on state Route 73 when it allegedly failed to negotiate a curve, traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck several trees. 
 
The truck was occupied by Schober, 21; Troy Phillips, 26, of Felicity; and Tiffany Walters, 19, of LaFollette, Tenn. 
  
Schober was transported to Highland District Hospital and was later flown to Miami Valley Hospital for treatment of injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening. 
 
Phillips and Walters were both pronounced dead at the scene by the Highland County Coroner's Office.  

According to Highland County Prosecutor Anneka Collins, on Wednesday, before Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss, Schober pleaded guilty to the indictment. Coss ordered a pre-sentence investigation, and a sentencing hearing has been scheduled. 

Schober was represented by attorney Lee Koogler and the state was represented by Collins.

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