FRANKLIN, Ind. – Johnson County Superior Court 3 sentenced a Columbus man to 20 years for causing the death of an Illinois man while operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Franklin last summer.
44-year-old Jerrin Alan Staker of Columbus, pled guilty to felony charges of Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Causing Death (Level 4).
In July 2025, the Franklin Police Department responded to a two-car crash at the intersection of North Morton Street and Commerce Drive.
Multiple callers had reported a blue Jeep traveling at high speeds, running red lights, swerving, and driving in the median.
The suspect allegedly drove through a red light before striking a vehicle driven by Braden Robertson of Illinois. Robertson died from his injuries at the scene.

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