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  • What sentence did Canton's court hand down for the deadly Route 30 crash?

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📰 News we're reading

• Driver avoids jail for fiery fatal crash near East Canton (cantonrep.com subscription) — A Minerva-area driver received 60 days of electronically monitored house arrest, rather than jail time, for a fiery Route 30 crash near East Canton that killed a southwest Canton man. The Canton Municipal Court sentence also includes a two‑year license suspension, probation, and license points, following Ohio State Highway Patrol's investigation of the multi‑vehicle collision.
   

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