CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A central Ohio man has been granted early release after serving eight months of a four-year prison sentence for concealing a stop sign with petroleum jelly and plastic wrap in a prank that led to a fatal crash.
A Pickaway County judge on Wednesday suspended the rest 20-year-old Seth Stonerock's sentence. The Stoutsville man was given three years' probation and was ordered to complete 40 hours of community service and follow a 9 p.m. curfew.
The Circleville Herald (http://bit.ly/YljH6h ) reports Stonerock told the judge he takes full responsibility for what he did and feels he owes a debt to the community.
The August 2011 crash led to the deaths of an 81-year-old driver and her 85-year-old sister after they drove past the concealed sign and collided with another vehicle.
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Information from: Circleville (Ohio) Herald, http://www.circlevilletoday.com
