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Teenager Pleads Guilty In OVI Crash That Killed Off-Duty Wellston Officer

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

2

First seen

Oct 6, 10:07 AM EDT

updated Oct 6, 10:53 AM EDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by WBNS-TV and The Telegram, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

A teenager has pleaded guilty in connection with a 2025 OVI crash that killed an off-duty Wellston police officer, The Telegram and WBNS-TV reported.

Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 1, Oct 6, 11:25 AM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 6, 10:27 AM EDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 6, 10:42 AM EDTPublished: Decided by our rules.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.