Suspect in Huber Heights crash indicted after Tipp City man dies from injuries

DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF) -- A man accused of causing a high-speed crash in which a Tipp City man was fatally injured was indicted today on several charges.

Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. said today that Cory Allen Harbarger, 27, of Dayton fled from sheriff's deputies Jan. 24 in a stolen BMW. He reportedly led them on a high-speed chase from Harrison Township to Huber Heights.

Heck said Harbarger crashed the BMW into several vehicles on Brandt Pike before fleeing on foot. Soon after the crash, Heck said, several vehicle in the crash caught fire.

A man in one of those vehicles, 68-year-old Steven Jay Carlson of Tipp City was injured in the crash. Carlson died Jan. 28 as a result of being critically burned in the crash.

Today, a grand jury indicted Harbarger on:

• Two counts of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide
• One count of Involuntary Manslaughter
• Three counts of Aggravated Vehicular Assault
• Three counts of Vehicular Assault
• Two counts of Failure to Comply with the Order of Signal of a Police Officer
• One count of Receiving Stolen Property – motor vehicle
• One count of Tampering with Evidence
• One count of OVI

Heck said Harbarger, at the time of the crash, had been wanted in two unrelated cases and had a previous conviction, in August 2022, on three counts of receiving stolen property.

Harbarger is being held on a $1.5 million bond and his arraignment is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Feb. 7.

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