Former Ohio St football star charged with vehicular manslaughter after crash

June 22, 2025

By Craig Meyer, USA TODAY Network: Former Ohio State and NFL offensive lineman Kirk Barton has been charged with aggravated vehicular manslaughter, a second-degree felony, following a fatal car crash on June 21 in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus.

Barton, 40, was allegedly speeding at the time of the early morning crash, which killed 24-year-old Ethan Wence Perry, according to a post on the City of Dublin’s website. Police have not specified how fast they suspect Barton of driving at the time of the accident.

Barton was driving a Ford F-150 Raptor pickup truck eastbound on U.S. 33 and crashed into Perry’s westbound Lexus on West Bridge Street, Dublin officials told The Columbus Dispatch.

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Former Ohio State football star charged with vehicular manslaughter after crash

Former Ohio State football All-American Kirk Barton has been charged with aggravated vehicular manslaughter after a crash that left one person dead.

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