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Previous Ohio State Offensive Lineman Kirk Barton is indicted for a counting of worsening vehicle murder after police say he was driving drunk and on the wrong side of the road before entering a car wreck that killed a 24-year-old man in Ohio over the weekend.
Dublin police said that Barton, 40, is suspected of driving his pickup “at a high speed” in the historic Dublin just before 7 p.m. 3 Saturday when he hit a Lexus driven by Ethan Wence Perry.
Perry died at the scene of the accident and Barton was transported to a hospital with “non-life-threatening” injuries.
Ohio State Right Tackle Kirk Barton (74), under an 11th September 2004, Game Against Marshall, played for Buckeyes from 2003-2007. (Columbus Dispatch Photo by Neal C. Lauron)
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Columbus Dispatch reported that Barton was driving on the wrong side of the road before corrected before the crash. According to the report, the former Buckeyes player admitted to drinking alcohol before driving and having a “blank staring” and glassy eyes when police arrived.
Dublin police said Barton was indicted for a counting of deteriorating vehicle murder.
Ohio State Buckey’s offensive tackle (74) Kirk Barton after a 48-3 win over Kent State Golden Flashes at Ohio Stadium in Columbus 13 October 2007. (Tom Szczerbowski/USA Today Sports)
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Barton appeared in court Monday and was released on a $ 500,000 cash bail bond, Fox 8 reported. He was ordered not to leave the area and not run. He will be back in court next month.
Barton played the right tackle for Buckeyes from 2003 to 2007 and was an allamerican in his last season. He later became draft of Chicago Bears In the seventh round of 2008 NFL Draft.
Kirk Barton from the Chicago Bears bags for his NFL head shot in 2008 at Photo Day in Chicago. (Getty Images)
Barton had short stints with several other NFL teams.
