The Ohio State Highway Patrol has filed charges in connection with the August traffic death of a Washingtonville man along the Ohio Turnpike in Mahoning County.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of 24-year-old Nikolas Gable of Macedonia, Ohio who has been charged with vehicular homicide and failing to keep an assured clear distance.

Troopers say Gable was driving eastbound along the turnpike on August 15 when his cargo van struck and killed 29-year-old Nicholas Cyphert, who was standing outside his tractor-trailer that was previously disabled when a tire blew out in Beaver Township near the I-680 interchange.

After repairs were made to the tractor-trailer, Troopers say Cyphert began walking towards the rear of the vehicle to retrieve his reflective safety triangles when he was struck by the van that also sideswiped the semi.

Cyphert was a Salem High School graduate and father of three children.