Hit-skip driver sentenced to jail during emotional court hearing in Medina

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MEDINA, Ohio — A hit-skip driver from Medina was sentenced to jail on Monday for an incident that seriously injured a woman last November.

Video from a Medina business and from Police Flock cameras helped identify the SUV, which led to Thomas's arrest about three weeks later. Prior to sentencing, Schmuck asked the judge to impose the maximum, which would have been three years in prison."Did we get shortchanged on this deal? Yes. Did he get penalized for what he did? Yes. Should it be more? Absolutely," Schmuck said."I want to apologize for the pain and hurt I caused you guys. You're right. I was a coward," Thomas said."My cowardness of being just so scared. I just felt like I had to get away.

 

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