OSHP awaits report

OSHP awaits report

YOUNGSTOWN

The head of the Canfield post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said it may take several weeks to determine if charges should be filed in the death of a bicyclist about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday at East Midlothian Boulevard and Interstate 680.

Lt. Nakia Hendrix said Wednesday that troopers need to await a report from the Mahoning County Coroner’s office as well as the results of an accident reconstruction done at the site. The state is handling the investigation because that part of the road also is known as state Route 170.

Killed was Daniel S. Krotky, 48, of Youngstown, who reports said was riding his bicycle eastbound in the westbound lane when he collided head-on with a car driven by Clydine Watson, 86, of Struthers. Wilson continued on for a short distance before her car was stopped by police, Hendrix said.

Hendrix said when the investigation is completed, the results will be given to the Mahoning County Prosecutors Office to see what, if any, charges should be filed.

Firing range at base

VIENNA

The U.S. Senate approved a bill that includes $9.4 million for an indoor firing range at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station in Vienna.

The Senate approved the bill Wednesday by a vote of 70-27.

U.S. Senator Rob Portman, a Republican from the Cincinnati area, said, “The Youngstown Air Reserve Station has become a model for other Air Reserve stations throughout the country, but if we want to maintain this level of high performance, we must upgrade this firing range facility. This critical funding would help to ensure that our Reservists in Youngstown are equipped with the skills needed to carry out their operations. I’m pleased that this funding authorization has passed the Senate and urge the president to reconsider his veto threat.”

Charged with rape

GIRARD

A 35-year-old man is being held in Trumbull County jail on charges of rape and gross sexual imposition. Girard police arrested Jeffrey Hallock, 35, of Girard after a grand jury indicted him on a first-degree felony charge of rape and a third-degree felony charge of gross sexual imposition. Hallock is purported to have an inappropriately touched an 8-year-old girl, who was his neighbor, on three separate occasions, according to a police report.

He will appear in the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas next Thursday for a pretrial hearing.

Meeting today

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning County commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. today in the commissioners’ hearing room at the county courthouse, 120 Market St.

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