28 year old Africa Watson, the woman found guilty in the 2023 New Year’s Day crash that killed 30 year old Kameron Rubin of Akron, was sentenced to four to six years in prison and received a lifetime driver’s license suspension earlier today by Summit County Judge Susan Baker Ross.
Watson, also of Akron, was found guilty of aggravated vehicular homicide and operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and drugs. She struck and killed Rubin on Interstate 480 in Macedonia.
Rubin was a St. V/St.M graduate and played for the Erie Express football team.
Macedonia and Twinsburg police officers found Rubin lying on I-480 aroudn 2:45 am on January 1, 2023, according to former news releases. He had severe head and facial trauma and was transported to a hospital where he later died. Rubin was pulled off the side of the road, working on his car, when he was struck.