Canfield man charged in crash that killed girl is free on bond

Staff report

CANFIELD

Anthony J. Zircher, 45, of Callahan Road, is free on bond after authorities said he was the driver of an SUV involved in a crash that killed 5-year-old Jocelyn Grace Gesell, a passenger in a Toyota driven by her mother, Britney Lee Byrley, 24, who was injured in the crash along with an infant.

Jocelyn was flown by medical helicopter to a Dayton hospital where she later died, reported 21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner.

Zircher is charged with reckless homicide in the May 11 crash. According to the Indiana State Police, Zircher was driving north in a no-passing zone in Wayne Township, Ind., had just passed a pickup truck over a double yellow line and was about to pass a second vehicle along state Route 227 when he ran head-on into Byrley’s southbound vehicle, reported 21 WFMJ-TV.

Zircher was arrested in Canfield last month and appeared in an Indiana courtroom where his bond was set at $12,500. His next court hearing is scheduled for Nov. 16.