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BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio Drunken driving, I-77: On Sept. 18, police observed a weaving white Ford F-250 driving erratically heading southbound on I-77. The officer said the truck appeared to be exiting at Royalton Road before swerving back to the highway.
After following the Ford with the squad car’s lights on, the F-250 finally pulled over nearly a mile later. The driver, who smelled like booze and had a blank stare, admitted to having two glasses of wine at a pizza shop. When asked to recite the alphabet without singing it from letters C to W, the man smiled, thought about it for a few seconds and said it was too complicated.
After failing a field sobriety test, during which he would stop for illogical reasons, including saying to the officer, “I’m looking at your eyes now. You’re a good-looking guy,” the man was arrested for drunken driving. That’s when the driver’s demeanor changed from happy-go-lucky to standoffish, repeatedly blurring out “Lawyer.
” The driver was also cited for weaving and not driving in marked lanes. Drunken driving, Royalwood Road: On Sept. 7, police were dispatched to Rustic Drive in North Royalton regarding a car crash.
An arriving officer talked to the North Royalton police department, which felt the incident took place on Royalwood Road in Broadview Heights. Apparently the at-fault vehicle, a Mazda, left the scene but was followed by a witness. The officers located the Mazda with the driver still inside.
The man said he had just attended a Polish Festival and was driving home. The driver, who smelled like booze, slurred he had been in a crash but couldn’t explain why he left the scene. RECOMMENDED • cleveland .
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Admitting to having a “few beers,” the man proceeded to fabulously fail a field sobriety test. He was also cited for driving left of center and hit-skip. Get police blotters by email every weekday for free with our new Police Blotter newsletter.
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