Above: Coverage of the initial April 2024 incident
One week before his trial was set to begin, the man charged with killing four people in a 2024 crash near Dayton International Airport has changed his plea.
Clayton Hughes pleaded No Contest Monday morning to:
- 8 counts of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide (four 2nd-degree felonies, four 3rd-degree)
- 1 count of Aggravated Vehicular Assault (3rd-degree)
- 1 count Vehicular Assault (4th-degree)
He also pleaded No Contest to one count of OVI and one count of Failure to Stop After an Accident, both 1st-degree misdemeanors…