A Dayton judge has sentenced a semi-truck driver to jail time for a chain-reaction crash on I-75 that killed a 34-year-old cargo van driver last November. David Amegashie, 49, will serve 90 days in jail after being convicted of vehicular homicide in connection with the crash that killed Kevin Brendle.
Judge Franklin W. Gehres sentenced Amegashie to 180 days, with 90 days suspended, meaning he will serve 90 days behind bars, according to Dayton Daily News. The same report says Amegashie will also be on probation for five years, must complete 200 hours of community service, and had his driver's license suspended for four years.
The sentencing follows Amegashie's no-contest plea in September. As WHIO TV reports, Amegashie pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor vehicular homicide charge. The outlet's report describes the crash as occurring in the northbound lanes at the Monument Avenue overpass in downtown Dayton.
How the Chain-Reaction Crash Unfolded
The crash happened just before 11 a.m. on Nov. 6, 2025, when Dayton police responded to a four-vehicle wreck on I-75 north near U.S. 35, the Dayton Daily News reported in its earlier coverage of Amegashie's conviction. Amegashie was driving an Amazon semi-truck in the right lane when it struck the back of Brendle's cargo van, according to a crash report cited by the paper.
The impact pushed the cargo van into a 2022 Dodge Ram and another semi-truck traveling in the middle lane. That second semi-truck was going about 5 mph, and traffic was slowing down at the time of the crash, the crash report noted, according to the same account. The collision closed I-75 north and one lane of I-75 south for approximately five hours while police investigated.
Cargo Van Driver Killed at the Scene
Brendle, 34, was driving a work truck and was killed in the crash. His obituary, published by the Akron Beacon Journal, lists him as Kevin Brendle of North Lewisburg, Ohio.
Brendle was survived by his wife, Ma Alexandra (Villegas) Brendle, and his two children, Kaya and Ashton, according to the obituary. He was also survived by his mother, Denise Brendle, his stepmother, Christi Webb, his brother, Timothy, and his sisters, Stephanie and Jessica.
Dash Cam Video Circulated Online
WHIO TV reports that social media video of the crash circulated showing dash cam footage, including Brendle's work truck slowing for traffic ahead before Amegashie's semi struck it and crushed it between two semis. Amegashie pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor vehicular homicide charge.
