A Hartville man who crashed into a pole while driving drunk, killing an 18-year-old woman in the passenger seat, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and other charges. In addition to the vehicular homicide charge, 23 year old George Taylor, also plead guilty to 2 alcohol related driving charges. He is scheduled to be sentenced June 8. The single-vehicle crash occurred in May 2025 on Massillon Road in Springfield Township. Taylor was driving a Volkswagen sedan when it hit a telephone pole, splitting the car in half. 18 year old Isabelle Grubaugh was found dead inside the vehicle, according to prosecutors. Taylor failed numerous field sobriety tests and a breathalyzer test that showed he was over 3 times the legal limit. Police searched the vehicle and found an empty jar of moonshine and two additional open containers of alcohol.
Area man guilty of vehicular homicide
May 1, 2026 | 12:52 AM