ROSS TOWNSHIP — A Hamilton man was killed Tuesday and another was hospitalized after the flatbed truck loaded with roofing materials they were in went off Ohio 128, flipped over and landed upside down on a guardrail.

        Butler County Coroner Dr. Richard Burkhardt pronounced Rodolfo Rubio, 57, dead at the scene. Mr. Rubio was pinned under the truck in the 2 p.m. accident, according to the Butler County Sheriff's Office.

        The driver, Mayolo Rubio, 36, also of Hamilton, was taken to Mercy Hospital Fairfield, where he was in fair condition Tuesday evening.

2 Colerain Twp. wrecks injure 4

        COLERAIN TOWNSHIP — A Colerain Township man is in critical condition at University Hospital Tuesday, one of four people injured in two accidents Monday.

        Richard Ruehlman, 46, was airlifted to University after his motorcycle collided with a 1998 Saturn attempting to turn left into a driveway on Brehm Road about 4:19 p.m.

        Mr. Ruehlman was riding a 1994 Harley-Davidson Sportster south on Brehm Road. The Saturn was driven by Laura Nuesse, 18, of Colerain Township, Hamilton County Sheriff's deputies said. She was treated at the scene. Ms. Nuesse was wearing her seat belt, but Mr. Ruehlman was not wearing a helmet, deputies said.

        A second crash several hours later sent two other Colerain Township residents to area hospitals with minor injuries.

        Robert Jackson, 19, was treated at University Hospital and released. Jerry D. Spencer, 20, was treated at Mercy Franciscan Hospital-Mount Airy and released.

        Mr. Jackson was driving a 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass east on Cornwall Drive at Coogan Drive about 9:20 p.m. when he failed to stop for a stop sign, crossed over Coogan Drive, went through a front yard and struck a house, Hamilton County sheriff's deputies said.

        Both accidents remain under investigation.

Police: Alcohol involved in accident

        FAIRFIELD — An 18-year-old student who died after slamming the truck he was driving into a utility pole while fleeing police last week had alcohol in his blood, according to the Butler County Corner's Office.

        Michael Bryan Wilson had an alcohol blood level of 0.071, officials said. Under Ohio law, it is illegal for anyone under age 21 to drive with any measurable amount of alcohol in the blood.

        The legal drinking limit in Ohio for those 21 and older is 0.1.

        Mr. Wilson had no Ohio driver's license and was driving an acquaintance's black 1988 GMC truck without permission, Fairfield police have said.

        He died about 5:20 a.m. Friday following a 50-second chase that ended with a crash into a metal utility pole at Nilles Road and Hicks Boulevard in Fairfield, according to police. Investigators estimated that the vehicle was traveling at least 60 mph.

        The chase began after a Fairfield police officer noticed the black truck eastbound on Nilles at Pleasant Avenue traveling fast, making an illegal left turn onto Sandy Lanes from the right lane of Nilles and rapidly accelerating.

        The truck went out of control near May Avenue and slid into a pole, which struck the driver's side door.

Man pleads guilty to buying cocaine

        MIDDLETOWN — A 31-year AK Steel employee could face one to five years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday in Butler County Common Pleas Court to buying cocaine from undercover police last month.

        Tom Minor, 52, of Middletown was arrested for possession of drugs during what the Butler County prosecutors described as a “reverse buy.”

        In a reverse buy, police approach a suspect with drugs and arrest the person after he purchases the drugs.

        The Middletown Drug and Vice Squad learned that Mr. Minor was in the market for cocaine and set up the buy Aug. 8, police said. He was arrested immediately upon purchasing the drugs.

        Police also confiscated the $1,600 Mr. Minor used to buy the drugs. His guilty plea carries a $10,000 fine and the forfeiture of a 1989 Honda Prelude.

Police seek robber of Arby's in Sycamore

        SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP — Hamilton County Sheriff's deputies are searching for a man who robbed an Arby's restaurant at 8031 Montgomery Road Tuesday morning.

        There were no injuries, but the man escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.

        The man confronted two employees in the rear of the restaurant shortly after 6 a.m. and demanded cash from the office, deputies said. The man then ordered the employees into the restaurant's cooler and left the building, police said. The robber implied that he had a gun, but did not show it, according to police.

        The employees told deputies they were unsure how the man gained entry to the building.

        The robber was described as black, in his 30s, about 6 feet tall and weighing about 180 pounds. He was wearing a black-checkered shirt, dark pants and had a silk-like scarf around his head and face.

        Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers, 352-3040, or the Hamilton County Sheriff's office, 825-1500.

ATV accident leaves man injured

        WEST CHESTER TWP. — Police are investigating an accident involving an ATV that injured a 30-year-old man behind the Skinner Landfill off Cincinnati-Dayton Road.

        James Black of West Chester was listed in serious condition Tuesday evening at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.

        The crash of the all-terrain vehicle occurred in a remote location nearly a mile from the street.

Charges expected in fatal car crash

        WILMINGTON — An announcement on charges in connection with an Aug. 12 car crash that killed four Goshen High School students may be made next week, Clinton County Assistant Prosecutor Rick Moyer said on Tuesday.

        Clinton County Prosecutor William Peele recently told The Enquirer that someone would be charged.

        The Ohio State Highway Patrol has finished its investigation into the crash and turned the case over to the county prosecutor's office, patrol Sgt. Wayne Price said.

        The one-car accident killed Lester Smith, 16, of Loveland; Jennifer McRoberts, 16, of Goshen; Natasha (Tasha) Schnelle, 17, of Pleasant Plain; and Jesse King, 16, of Loveland.

        Two other students, Sara E. Dale, 16, of Goshen and Robert B. Creech, 17, of Loveland, suffered minor injuries. Ms. Dale was driving the 1995 Geo Prizm and Mr. Creech was the front-seat passenger, troopers have said.

        They were wearing seat belts, but none of the teens who died were buckled up.

— Compiled from staff and wire reports

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