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North Baltimore man indicted in I-75 school bus crash

Aaron Hilt is facing up to 66 years in prison in the Sept. 7 crash involving a school bus with juveniles on board.

NORTH BALTIMORE, Ohio — UPDATE: Aaron Hilt was indicted on 13 counts of Aggravated Vehicular Assault, two counts of Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol and one count of Vandalism. 

A man was indicted on multiple charges after he crashed into a school bus with 39 students and faculty members on board.

Video released by Ohio State Highway Patrol shows law enforcements response to a two-vehicle collision involving a school bus that injured six Arlington Local School District students.

The video, which included both dashcam and bodycam footage, showed an OSHP trooper approaching the scene where North Baltimore police and EMS were assessing the situation. An emergency responder can be heard telling the trooper none of the students sustained serious injuries in the collision. 

The crash happened at 9:15 p.m. on Sept. 7 on I-75 south near Eagleville Road.

The driver of a Dodge Ram pickup truck, 32-year-old Aaron Hilt, of North Baltimore, allegedly hit the rear of an Arlington Local School District bus while both were traveling southbound on I-75. The truck then ran through a right-of-way fence off the road, crashed and caught fire on Insley Road on the west side of I-75, according sheriffs reports. 

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The video can be viewed below:

The school bus was transporting a total of 39 students and faculty members of the Arlington junior high football team. 

Six juveniles were taken to the hospitalized with non-lifethreatening injuries. The bus driver was uninjured and was able to stop the bus safely on an exit ramp.

Hilt was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Hilt was allegedly intoxicated when he crashed into athe Arlington School District bus, according to police reports.

Hilt was charged with Aggravated Vehicular Assault, Leaving the Scene of an Accident, Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence and Failure to Maintain Assured Clear Distance in the Bowling Green Municipal Court.

On Sept. 20, Aaron Hilt was indicted on 13 counts of Aggravated Vehicular Assault, two counts of Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol and one count of Vandalism. 

If convicted on all charges, Hilt coud face up to 66 years in prison. 

Hilt posted a $50,000 bond. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Oct. 2.

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