Todd Shaw
By Kristin Rover
Sun staff

Todd Shaw, the man who was charged with hitting and killing a cyclist on Round Bottom Road in February has changed his plea to guilty and will be sentenced July 10.

According to Clermont County Prosecutor Vince Faris, Shaw pleaded guilty June 17 to aggravated vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of an accident, attempted tampering with evidence, and driving under the influence of alcohol.

Faris said the aggravated vehicular homicide charge carries a possible penalty of 12-60 months in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000; leaving the scene of an accident carries a possibly penalty of 9-36 months in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000; attempted tampering with evidence carries a possible penalty of 6-18 months in prison and a maximum fine of $5,000; and operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol carries a minimum penalty of up to 10 days in jail and a maximum of 180 days in jail.

“In total, the pleas of guilty subject Mr. Shaw to a maximum of 10 years of incarceration,” Faris said.

The charges also include a total of up to $25,000 in possible fines as well as license suspension.

“The most serious operator’s license suspension is the aggravated vehicular homicide, which carries a minimum of three years to a lifetime suspension,” Faris said.

Shaw is scheduled for sentencing at 8:30 a.m. July 10 in front of Judge Jerry McBride.

Union Township police responded to the hit-and-run incident near 473 Round Bottom Road at approximately 6:25 p.m. Feb. 21, according to Lieutenant Scott Gaviglia, operations commander at the Union Township Police

Milford resident and Cincinnati Country Day School teacher Frederick Carey, 51, was pronounced dead and the suspect had fled the scene, according to Gaviglia.

Union Township Sergeant Rick Wagner, who responded to the scene, said the cyclist was rear-ended by the driver of the vehicle.

It was determined that Carey was operating his bicycle in a legal manner on the road, and Wagner said two people witnessed the crash.

Gaviglia said police canvassed the area in search of the suspect and checked local liquor permit holders. Witnesses said the suspect was driving a large, yellow van and headed west on Round Bottom Road.

Wagner said after searching for several hours they located the suspect.

Shaw was arrested and transported to Clermont County Jail after police located his vehicle at 12:15 a.m. Feb. 22 in the 4500 block of Dameron Lane.

Shaw was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, a first-degree felony, and leaving the scene, a third-degree felony.

Gaviglia said investigators determined that alcohol was a factor in the crash.