northwest ohio Man denies charges in deadly crash, held for Border Patrol

Associated Press

OREGON, Ohio

A man arrested in a van crash that killed three members of a family has pleaded not guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and is being held on an immigration detainer.

Court records show Alejandro Ramirez-Jaramillo pleaded not guilty Monday in Municipal Court in Oregon, east of Toledo. It’s unclear what his hometown is.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says Ramirez-Jaramillo was arrested in the alcohol-related crash Sunday in Jerusalem Township that killed Robin and Barbara Shellhammer of Oregon.

It says the crash also killed their adult daughter, Whitney Meinke, of Curtice.

Troopers say Ramirez-Jaramillo’s van ran a stop sign and hit the family’s vehicle.

Court records don’t show an attorney who could comment for Ramirez- Jaramillo, who’s also being held on an immigration detainer for the U.S. Border Patrol and can’t be reached for comment.