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LISBON -- A Canfield man recently sentenced to three years in prison after a jury found him guilty of aggravated vehicular homicide and vehicular assault filed an appeal to challenge his sentence.
Lowell Horst, 29, Lisbon Road, had the appeal filed on his behalf in the 7th District Court of Appeals by his defense attorney Michael McGee.
According to the document, he's challenging the March 8 judgment entry and decision.
Horst admitted to watching sports highlights on YouTube on his phone and not paying attention while driving west on state Route 172 on Sept. 22, 2023. Ohio State Highway Patrol investigators concluded his Chevy Silverado traveled left of center and collided head-on with an eastbound GMC Terrain. The driver, Leslie Coss, 83, of Massillon, suffered serious physical injuries and his wife, Mary Coss, 81, died at the scene.
After the verdict, Judge Megan Bickerton sentenced him immediately to 36 months in prison and a mandatory suspension of his driver's license for 15 years for the aggravated vehicular homicide, along with nine months in prison for the vehicular assault and a two-year license suspension.
The terms were ordered served concurrently, at the same time, for the total of three years in prison and a 15-year license suspension.