YOUNGSTOWN — After the prosecution and defense picked a jury Monday, opening statements and witness testimony will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the aggravated vehicular homicide trial of Robert C. Powell, 25, of North Carolina.

Powell was working in the area when he was involved in a fatal crash on April 10, 2025, at U.S. Route 422 and South Hubbard Road in Coitsville Township that killed John Kulnis, 62, of New Castle, Pa. The crash happened at 6:48 p.m.

Powell was indicted in June on charges of felony aggravated vehicular homicide, felony improperly handling a firearm in a motor vehicle, misdemeanor drunken driving and misdemeanor failure to yield the right of way.

Powell was traveling on Hubbard Road and failed to yield the right of way, and Kulnis was traveling on Route 422, according to the Coitsville Township crash report. A trooper from the Ohio State Highway Patrol carried out a reconstruction of the crash, according to a patrol dispatcher.

Coitsville police Chief Michael Morris said Powell was in town working as a contractor who runs fiber-optic cable.