Police: Ohio trucker dumped body at rest stop

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio trucker has been charged with dumping a woman’s body at a rest stop in Pickaway County.

The driver, 33-year-old Trenton Derenberger, says he was giving Kim Vaughn a ride in Knoxville, Tenn., when she died in the truck’s cab.

The Pickaway County Sheriff says instead of alerting authorities, Derenberger drove 16 hours to Ohio and dumped the body at a rest stop on July 8. The body was found the next morning.

Police arrested the truck driver on Saturday. He’s charged with abusing a corpse and will appear in Circleville Municipal Court on Monday.

An autopsy didn’t determine Vaughn’s cause of death or whether there was any violence. Police say Derenberger could face more charges after a toxicology report is completed.