Crime & Safety

Man Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Avon Accident

Sept. 12 crash killed a construction worker and shut down I-90 westbound at Crocker Road

Anthony J. Rose Jr., who was charged last week with vehicular manslaughter in the death of a construction worker in Avon, has pleaded not guilty.

Rose’s attorney filed not guilty pleas for the manslaughter charge as well as a minor misdemeanor charge to failure to maintain a clear distance.

In a newly released report from the police said Rose was traveling westbound on I-90 in the right lane shortly after 9 a.m. Sept. 12 when his 2006 Jeep Liberty struck the back of a 2008 Honda Odyssey driven by Nathan Reese of Avon. The cars were approaching the Nagel Road overpass that is under construction as part of the Nagel Road interchange project.

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Police contend that Rose, 50, then moved into the left lane, back to the right lane before driving into a closed construction lane, eventually striking construction worker Peter Magklis, 63, a construction worker from Campbell, OH.

Rose, initially listed as a Brecksville resident, is listed as living in Broadview Heights, according to court documents.

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Rose was charged on Sept. 27 with vehicular manslaughter a second-degree misdemeanor.

He is scheduled to appear in in Avon Lake Municipal Court at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 23. 

The accident closed down I-90 westbound at Crocker Road for five hours. The investigation is continuing.


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