Aug. 22—A man who reportedly hit two people with a car, killing one and seriously injuring the other, while intoxicated outside Miami Valley Hospital North pleaded guilty.
Who is involved?
—Daryl Dillard, 61, was charged for allegedly hitting two pedestrians on July 22, 2024, outside the hospital.
—William E. Rodenberg, 77, was pronounced dead at the hospital. A 74-year-old man had serious, life-threatening injuries, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
What did he plead to?
—Dillard pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicular assault, vandalism and operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drug abuse in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.
—The OVI conviction is a first-degree misdemeanor.
—One count of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of failure to stop after an accident and five counts of OVI were dismissed.
What is he accused of?
—Dillard was attempting to back into a parking space with a 2007 Cadillac DTS when he accelerated, causing the car to hop the curb, according to a crash report.
—The car hit a guard shack at the hospital’s entrance and then hit two men who were walking. The car dragged the men briefly, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Dillard continued driving, striking a parked 2017 Kia Forte. The impact pushed the Kia into a parked 2024 Ford E-450 van.
—Dillard then drove through mulch and landscaping and back into the parking lot before hitting a 2013 Toyota Avalon, according to the crash report.
—He allegedly tried to drive away, but couldn’t because the Cadillac was disabled.
—Dillard and both pedestrians were taken to Miami Valley Hospital North.
—No one in the Kia or Ford was injured. The Toyota was unoccupied.
—Dillard tested positive for tested positive for marijuana, benzoylecgonine, cocaethylene, cocaine and ethanol, according to a Vandalia Municipal Court affidavit. A tall can of Bud Ice beer was reportedly inside the car.
What’s next?
—Dillard is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 9.
—He could be sentenced to a maximum of 16.5 years for the aggravated vehicular homicide conviction, according to court documents.