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Driving Under The Influence

Monday, December 3, 2012

Woman Attempts to Bite Officers After Caught Driving Drunk

Information provided by the Bath Township Police Department.

The Bath Township Police Department received several calls on Nov. 24 about a Chevrolet Tahoe swerving all over Interstate 77 heading north, a report stated. An officer caught up with Michelle Mahnen, 39, of Wadsworth, in the 77 north rest area. She was attempting to get back on the highway when she was pulled over, the report stated. The officer could smell alcohol on Mahnen and the report said her speech was slurred. When Mahnen refused to take sobriety tests, she was taken back to the police department. Once at the station, Mahnen refused to take a breath test and started getting combative with officers, taking a fighting stance and attempting to bite officers, said Chief Michael McNeely.  No one was injured and Mahnen was taken to the …

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Drunk Lakewood Man Found Sleeping in Running Car

Information provided by the Bath Township Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

A 27-year-old drunk Lakewood man was found sleeping in his car at the intersection of Ira and Raintree roads on June 4, according to a Bath Township police report. Police said Dustin Halsted was slumped over the steering wheel with his car running. Officers woke up Halsted who said he had been drinking a lot and didn't want to drive home so he went to bed in his car, the report said. Halsted told police he got cold and turned his car on. He was found at 5:23 a.m. Police had Halsted perform field sobriety tests, which he did not pass, the report said. In a breath test, he blew a 0.149. The legal limit is 0.08. Police charged Halsted with physical control, which is a lesser driving under the influence charge, and released him to a friend.

Momof3

10:46 pm on Thursday, June 7, 2012

He did not magically appear at the intersection. He DROVE there. He did not get drunk sitting at the intersection. He DROVE drunk. Not so "funny" when an impaired driver hurts someone. Three cheers for the police!   more ›

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