A judge on Tuesday placed a Smiths Grove man on probation for a crash in which his daughter was killed.

Dyllan Martter, 44, of Smiths Grove, was placed on probation for five years in Warren Circuit Court, resolving a case in which he had earlier pleaded guilty to reckless homicide, three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants.

Martter was accused of being behind the wheel of a 2001 Ford Excursion that crashed May 9, 2019, on Three Forks Road, resulting in the death of his daughter, 3-year-old Lucia Martter.

Law enforcement gathered evidence suggesting that Martter was impaired at the time of the crash.

Warren Circuit Judge John Grise ordered Martter to report within 60 days to Butler County Jail to begin serving a 75-day sentence with work release that was recommended as an alternative to five years of incarceration on the charges to which he pleaded guilty in May.

Martter did not speak at Tuesday’s sentencing hearing other than to confirm his identity for Grise.

Four of Martter’s daughters were passengers in the vehicle at the time of the crash.

A witness called 911 to report the crash, and a Smiths Grove Police Department officer arrived at the scene ahead of members of the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, which took the lead in the investigation.

According to an arrest citation, the Smiths Grove officer notified a sheriff’s deputy that he detected an odor of alcoholic beverages on Martter’s breath.

Martter acknowledged having had two beers to drink about two hours before driving, according to prior court testimony.

Field sobriety tests and a breath test allowed authorities to establish that Martter was intoxicated, and Warren County Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Tres Miller said in an earlier court appearance that two blood draws taken nearly three hours after the crash showed blood alcohol content readings of 0.14 and 0.107, both above the legal limit for drivers of 0.08.

A grand jury indicted Martter in 2020 on charges of second-degree manslaughter, first-degree assault, two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment and DUI, but a plea agreement reduced the manslaughter count to reckless homicide and amended the assault charge down to wanton endangerment.

When he pleaded guilty earlier this year, Martter admitted to having “a couple of drinks” and losing control of his vehicle as he was traveling home.