Napoleon man to serve up to 30 years in crash that killed passenger

MONROE — A Napoleon, Ohio, man will spend up to 30 years in prison for the death of a woman who was a passenger in his car when he fled police and crashed.

Kim Lynn Fitch, Jr., 32, was sentenced Thursday by Circuit Judge William Paul Nichols to 13 to 30 years for involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving causing death and 17 to 30 years as a fourth felony habitual offender for first degree fleeing and eluding police officers.

His sentences will run concurrently.

Lesley Rosales, 46, of Leipsic, Ohio, died as a result of the injuries she sustained when Fitch crashed into a utility pole at Monroe and Tecumseh streets in Dundee, Mich., as he was fleeing police.

Around 9:15 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2023, police attempted to stop a red Ford Fusion in Toledo’s North End neighborhood. The driver failed to stop and led police on a high-speed pursuit into Michigan, traveling north from the state line into Monroe, then west into the village of Dundee, where he crashed.

Both Ms. Rosales and Fitch had to be freed from the vehicle after it crashed and caught fire.

A jury found Fitch guilty on May 24.