A 47-year-old man who sped away from a Montgomery County Sheriff's Office deputy at roughly 75 mph in a 35-mph zone, nearly slammed head-on into another vehicle, and then rolled his car onto its roof has been sentenced to two years in prison. Demetric Hagler Sr. was sentenced on October 15, more than eight months after the crash that landed him in a hospital bed and, eventually, the Montgomery County Jail.
According to the dayton247now.com account of the case, the chain of events began around 2:17 a.m. on February 10 near West Hillcrest Avenue, when a deputy spotted a gold Chevrolet Impala traveling in the middle of the road. Deputies tried to pull the car over, but the station reports that the driver instead sped up and fled, pushing the Impala to about 75 miles per hour on a street posted for 35.
Car Flips Onto Its Roof After Near Head-On Crash
Fleeing eastbound, Hagler lost control of the Impala, the outlet's reporting states, nearly causing a head-on collision with another vehicle before the car rolled over and came to rest on its roof in the eastbound lane. The Trotwood Police Department assisted deputies at the scene of the crash, according to the same account.
Deputies worked to pull Hagler from the overturned vehicle to render aid, and he was taken to a hospital with what was described as minor injuries. He was later booked into the Montgomery County Jail. The dossier’s underlying evidence does not detail the exact timing of his release from the hospital or the date he was booked.
Guilty Plea Leads to Two-Year Sentence
Hagler pleaded guilty to failure to comply with the signal of a police officer, an offense addressed under Ohio Revised Code Section 2921.331, which bars drivers from failing to obey a lawful order from an officer or from willfully eluding or fleeing after receiving a visible or audible signal to stop. He was sentenced to two years in prison on October 15, the same day he entered his plea, per the station's reporting.
The case highlights how quickly a routine traffic stop attempt can escalate into a high-speed pursuit with life-threatening consequences for everyone on the road, not just the fleeing driver. In this instance, the near head-on collision and subsequent rollover could easily have ended with far more serious injuries than the minor ones reported for Hagler.
