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WARREN -- A Niles man pleaded guilty to charges of felony aggravated vehicular assault and driving under the influence linked to a traffic crash that injured a Vermont sheriff deputy and her police dog in Howland last April.
Gregory A. Miller, 60, of Gypsy Lane, Niles, appeared with his attorney Robert I. Shaker during a plea hearing Tuesday before Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Andrew D. Logan. Logan will sentence Miller after he undergoes a background investigation.
Miller remained free after posting a $7,500 bond. Prosecutors said some jail time will be sought for Miller, but the judge has the final decision. He could face up to two years incarceration, with a maximum 18-month prison term. Logan said Miller faces a mandatory three-day jail term for the OVI conviction.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol report, Miller failed to stop at a red light while driving southbound on state Route 46 and hit the driver's side of deputy Carry Pine's patrol car as she traveled eastbound on Mines Road.
Pine, of Vermont, was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. Her police dog, Diesel, in the back seat of the patrol car, was injured and treated at the MedVet Animal Clinic in Girard.
The deputy and Diesel were in the Mahoning Valley for police dog training with Dave Blosser of TriState Canine, where Diesel recovered from the injuries.
Pine was in the courtroom but declined to give a victim impact statement. She said the dog has recovered but is no longer in police work.