On the night of September 11th, 2022 in Jackson Township, Ohio, police were dispatched to a serious crash involving two vehicles severely deformed after a head-on collision. And upon arrival at the scene, they discovered a man unresponsive inside his vehicle, while the other vehicle was positioned into the opposite lane, indicating signs of a devastating crash. OH my god. >> Oh my god. >> 1455. >> Are you okay? >> Oh my god. >> Were you in the car? >> I was in the car. Yeah. >> Sit down right here for me. Okay. >> Sit down. Sit down. >> Driver seat. The whole car is so smashed. >> How are you feeling? Are you okay? >> I'm okay, though. >> Did you hit your head? I don't know what happened. I mean, we saw this car coming at us. We just were at my daughter's house and my husband all of a sudden just was like, "Oh my god." And this guy hit us. The airbag went off. Yeah. And my husband's in the car. >> Okay. They're going to help him. Okay. Just hang tight. Okay. >> I know. Just hang tight. >> How many you got? >> He's dead. >> Oh my god. Oh, he's he's bad. >> All right. Um daughter's up there. >> Okay. The mom was in the passenger seat. >> Okay. >> All right. >> At the scene, police identified the victim as John Papus, who was seated in the driver's seat of the heavily destroyed vehicle. At that time, unconscious, unresponsive, and trapped inside, [music] while beside him, his wife, seated in the passenger seat, had managed to escape and was injured, but conscious along with their dog, Cookie. Notably, [music] Jon was the father of a content creator on YouTube and Tik Tok, where the family frequently appeared in videos about food and daily life. Their family was deeply [music] loved and this would likely be a major loss not only to the family but also to the online community. >> Whatever. I turn I turn the camera around on me and I'm like, "Daddy, >> yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Let's start walking down this >> worsh. Come on. Hey, let's go down here. Okay. >> I don't know yet. We're going to Let's do our job. >> OH MY GOD. THEY KILLED HIM. >> HEY, SWEETIE. PLEASE. OKAY. Come on. Please. Okay. >> We're going to go down here, guys. >> Yes. I'm sorry. I'm talking to the people that are >> Okay. Thank you. Bye. Here's your purse. >> Why don't we head in Landon, too, and uh we'll get checked out. Okay. >> Hey guys, let's go over here. Good. >> Observation of the scene showed that the family's vehicle was severely deformed and positioned entirely to the right side, while the other vehicle appeared in the opposite lane. A critical detail indicating that the collision may have occurred when one vehicle was traveling in the wrong lane. While the survivors account also confirmed that the opposing vehicle drove directly toward them before the impact. At this point, an officer approached the individual responsible. >> It It's me, Mom. Mom, it's me. >> It's me, Mom. It's me. Do you have an ID? >> Yes. Okay. Thank you. >> Yes. >> Okay. He's Do you want to get her? >> Where am I going? What? Yeah, we're going to go. Be careful. >> You want Can you come get her, too? >> Yeah, she can come, too. >> I'm okay. >> Are you sure? >> Okay. Yeah, we'll check on. All right. >> No, I'm on straw, sir. About a quarter mile away from Arlington. >> Clear. That'll be the male in front of that 7750. Here, >> sir. Do you have your firearm on you? No. >> Is it in the vehicle? >> No. Okay. All right. Just step back here. >> Hi, sir. Come on. Police identified the driver as Jacob Lee Miter, who stated that the other vehicle had hit him. However, observation of the scene showed that Jacob's vehicle was in the opposite lane, while the victim's vehicle was positioned fully to the right, creating a clear contradiction between the initial statement and the actual positions of the vehicles after the [music] collision. >> Not car hit me. >> Car hit you. >> Okay. Which way? Where are you headed? I swear >> towards Arlington. Okay. Make it right at the light and then my house is right there at at Bernal Farms. >> Okay. >> All right. Um, have you had anything to drink tonight? >> No. >> Nothing at all? >> Okay. Um, I'm smelling a little bit of alcohol on you. Alcoholic beverage. Be honest with me. Have you had just one? Have you had anything at all? >> No. >> Okay. I'm running through a couple tests, okay? To make sure that you're okay. All right. Um, >> do you uh do you have any problems with your knees, ankles, anything like that? No. >> Okay. Did you hit your head during the accident at all? >> Yes. >> Okay. Do you wear uh glasses or contacts? >> Glasses. >> Okay. Do you have any stigmatisms? Anything wrong with your eyes? >> Yes. >> What's wrong with your eyes? >> A a stigmatism in both eyes. >> You have a stigmatism in both eyes? >> Yes. >> Okay. Anything else wrong with them? That's a >> And I stutter. I've I've I've got a speech impediment. >> Okay. Do you have um you have like uh low blood sugar or anything like that? >> No. >> Nothing at all? Okay. All right. Um first thing I'm going to have you do, I'm going to test your eyes real quick. Just keep your hands down to your side for me. Okay. >> Just try to look right here at my pen. Okay. >> All right. >> Can you see my pen? All right. >> Yep. >> Okay. All right. What I want you to do, I want you to follow my pen with your eyes. Yours eyes only. Do not move your head. Okay. Police noticed that Jacob showed signs of a strong odor of alcohol and slow reactions and then conducted field sobriety tests during which the subject could [music] not track an object with his eyes without moving his head, deviated from a straight line, and could not maintain balance while standing on one leg. Now, whichever foot um you like or we'll take your right foot first. Okay. What we're going to do is a walk and turn. All right. >> All right. >> Can you hear me? Okay. >> Yes. >> Okay. Can you see me? Okay. >> Yes. >> All right. All right. I want you to take your right foot, place it on the yellow line. Your right foot. Okay. Now, take your left foot, place it in front of your uh right, heel to toe. I want you to stand like that. Hands down to your side while I instruct you on this test. Okay. >> All right. >> What I'm going to have you do is during this test, you're going to stay in that position. Don't move until I tell you to begin. You're going to take nine heel to toe steps in a straight line on this yellow line. >> All right? All steps must be heel to toe. Do not stop once I once you begin. I'm going to demonstrate this for you. Okay. Same thing. I You want me to instruct you again on this? Six steps up. Nope. Here. Go. I'm going to instruct you again. Your Nope. Your right foot. Place it on the O line. Your left foot in front of there. Stay in that position. Okay. Hold on. Whoa. Whoa. Hold on. Stop. Do you have any questions on that? >> I just >> All right, go ahead and begin. >> [screaming] >> One, two, three. Look down at your toe. >> 4 5 6 7 Continue. One, two, three. One, two, three. Okay. After completing [music] the test and documenting all signs of impairment, police handcuffed and arrested Jacob at the scene on suspicion of operating a vehicle under the influence while the subject still could [music] not provide a reasonable explanation for his vehicle being in the opposite lanes. >> All right, I'm going to make sure these are spaced okay and then I'm going to >> You double lock them. Okay. Justin, is that right? >> Jake. >> Jake. Jake. Sorry. And your last name? >> Mutter. Mutter. >> Jake, are you having any medical issues right now? I understand your face hurts. All right. Is anything else hurting right now? >> Ju just just my face and my right down in the in your ankle. >> Yep. >> Okay. I'm going to have you go have a seat in the car real quick. Okay. >> I have I'll bring my car down. >> I respect I'm sure. I'm just going to have you lean up against the car. >> Can I just put this down in my >> I'm just going to set it on top of the car and then I'll hand it to you in just a minute. Okay. I'm just going to put it right here. Okay. And you can just lean back with your back up against the car and there's no firearm in your car. Okay. And you don't have any weapons on you. Okay. >> That they go through this process quickly to ensure accuracy in their test. >> Would I be allowed to smoke a cigarette before I before I go there? >> Not before, but I can I can get right after. >> While he is at the station, officers on scene gather photo evidence of the accident showing the full devastation caused by Jacob. >> Introvers for me. I'm not going to be combat. >> Huh? >> I said I'm not going to be con combat. >> Oh, I don't think you will. You've been cooperating with me, man. I appreciate that. Have a seat over there for me. >> After being arrested, Jacob was transported [music] for necessary testing. And prior to collecting samples, officers spoke with him during the process to stabilize the situation. And an officer informed him that if he refused [music] testing, he would face immediate consequences. All that. Was it a rough game? >> Good game. >> It was decent. Towards the end, I thought they were going to lose. >> Yeah. Right. >> If they would have hit the field goal, we would all be true. >> Yeah. How' Baker play >> in the beginning? All right. Decent. Then again, if you wanted to show off. >> All right. So, bear with me. Okay. What I'm going to do is I'm going to read this to you. Okay. All right. >> Do you understand that? Correct. Okay. So, um guess the question is are you willing to take chemical test for me? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> We're doing the test. >> Yeah. >> I got to do some paperwork, but then um we'll probably have uh you call your dad. >> Yeah. I talked to him when I talked to him. I told him we'd give him a call when you're ready to go home. Okay. >> Thank you, buddy. Thank you. Let's go back here and we'll give her a shot. Right. >> We don't need a whole lot. It's about 30 milliliters is the >> During processing and while awaiting further steps, [music] officers continued communicating with Jacob and carried out related procedures, including handling personal belongings and allowing communication. >> Hello, this is Officer Ames with Jackson Police. >> Uh, yes, I was trying to reach Jake. >> Yes, Jake asked me to answer the phone. Um, he's just using the restroom right now. Um, but he did he asked me to answer the phone and tell you that he's okay. Um, he's got some bumps and bruises that he's got in a little accident. Um, but he is okay and his dad's going to be picking him. >> As for the victim, John did not survive after being transported for emergency treatment due to severe injuries, while his wife survived and their dog Cookie later died from injuries. And the family later spoke [music] out about the incident just days after the crash. Meanwhile, Jacob's record showed multiple prior traffic [music] violations, including speeding, running red lights, driving under suspension, and dangerous passing in [music] the opposite lane. Following the incident on November 21st, 2022, more than a month after the crash, a warrant was issued for Jacob after test results were obtained and he was arrested the following day. The investigation determined that his blood alcohol concentration was approximately three times the legal limit and he was traveling at nearly 90 mph in the opposite lane. after which Jacob pleaded not guilty to all eight charges, including two counts of vehicular homicide levels two and three, one count of vehicular assault, one count of improper handling of a weapon in a vehicle, two counts of operating under the influence of alcohol and drugs, along with multiple safety and speed violations. By December 5th, 2022, the defendant was released on bail after posting $25,000 out of a $250,000 bond, after which the defense attempted to suppress evidence, but failed. And by March 2023, Jacob accepted a plea agreement with the main charges merged, resulting in a sentence of seven years in prison for vehicular homicide and three years for vehicular assault with other sentences served concurrently totaling 10 years of imprisonment along with 71 days of credit, over $500 in fines, and a lifetime driver's license revocation. And he is currently serving his sentence with eligibility for parole in February 2033. The next story is even more intense and even harder to believe. Subscribe to the channel right now to follow the full story as it unfolds.