DRIVER IN CRASH THAT KILLED THREE SENTENCED TO EIGHTEEN YEARS IN AGGRAVATED VEHICULAR HOMICIDE CASE

Posted on 11/30/2015

Defendant: MELISSA ANN ROBINS

Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that Melissa Ann Robins, age 34, has pled guilty to three counts of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide and four counts of Vehicular Assault, in connection with the September 7th, 2013 late night crash which resulted in the deaths of three individuals.  Robins was driving southbound on Route 62 when her car went left of center into the lane of oncoming traffic, hitting a northbound car head-on carrying the family of Amanda and James Love of Hilliard and their three children.  All five family members were transported to various hospitals, however 9 year old Elijah died shortly after arriving at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.  The two passengers in the car driven by Robins, Sammy F. Stamper Sr., age 55 of South Bloomfield, and his son Samuel Scott Stamper, age 29 of Orient, both died at the scene.  Robins had a blood alcohol level of .104% at the time of the crash.  “Robins has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for this triple fatality,” O’Brien stated.