Crime & Safety
Drunken Driver Blamed for Three-Car Accident in Bath
The following information was supplied by the Bath Township Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A Fairlawn man has been charged with drunken driving after police say he caused a three-car accident just after 6 p.m. Monday on Ghent Road in Bath near the I-77 interchange.
report the suspect, driving a 2006 Chevy southbound on Ghent Road, ran into the rear of a vehicle stopped at the traffic light at the northbound ramp to I-77.
The Chevy, which was severely damaged, hit the rear of a 2008 Honda 4S driven by a Fairlawn woman, which then struck the rear of a 2009 Lexus RX SUV driven by a Bath man.
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Police report the "at-fault driver had an odor of an alcoholic beverage … as well as slurred speech and red glossy eyes.” The driver admitted to drinking two beers.
The man, a 53-year-old Corunna Avenue resident, had a head injury so police called a EMS squad. The driver refused to be taken to a hospital.
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The man told police he had a right eye injury from a earlier incident and has bad knees, so he would be unable to perform field sobriety tests. Poilce report they gave the man a portable breath test that showed a blood alcohol concentration of .283. Ohio's limit for drivers is 08.
The man was arrested and taken to the Bath police station for processing. While there, police report, he took a breath chemical test which showed a .268 BAC.
Before the man was released to his wife, he was issued citations for drunken driving and failure to maintain assured clear distance.