Guilty plea from driver who caused fatal crash on Route 8 in Akron
Driver who caused fatal crash on Route 8 in Akron pleads guilty to vehicular manslaughter Arraignment for driver charged in Akron Route 8 fiery crash which killed 18-year-old By Julia Bingel | February 23, 2021 at 9:40 AM EST - Updated February 23 at 12:13 PM AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The driver who caused a fatal fiery crash on Route 8 in August of 2020 pleaded guilty in Akron Municipal Court. Christopher Lonkart pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter for the Aug. 25, 2020 accident. The crash happened around 7:45 a.m. on Route 8 northbound between Tallmadge and Cuyahoga Falls avenues. Acco...