Drunk Woman Crashes into a House Before OVI Arrest

Around 12:55 AM on May 7, 2023, officers with the Mentor Police Department were dispatched to a report of a possible motor vehicle accident in the vicinity of Little Mountain Road and Rosebud Drive. They were contacted as a result of an automated notification system in the driver’s iPhone which notifies law enforcement after detecting a collision. Officer Hanreck initially arrived on scene and observed that a house on Little Mountain Road had sustained significant damages. There was a trail of debris indicating that the house had been struck by a car, and the tension wire for a nearby telephone pole was broken.

The resident of the neighboring house had a video that indicated that the driver was likely behind the wheel of a Cadillac. The Mentor Fire Department was called on scene to evaluate whether the house had sustained any structural damages. Using the location tracking feature on the iPhone, officers were able to locate the driver in the driveway of another residence nearby.

Officer Swindell initially arrived on scene at the suspect’s residence. He made contact with 44-year-old Jennifer, who admitted to operating the Cadillac in the driveway. Jennifer told him that she was coming from BJ’s Restaurant and headed to Chase’s bar to pick up her boyfriend. Officer Swindell noticed that the driver airbag had deployed and the Cadillac had sustained significant damages. Jennifer was asked if she had consumed alcohol, and she admitted to doing so. Shortly afterwards, Officer Jones arrived on scene.

Based on their suspicion of impairment, Jennifer was asked to perform field sobriety exercises, but she refused to do so. However, the officers had enough reason to believe that she was impaired and she was placed under arrest for OVI. Officer Jones initially transported Jennifer to the Mentor Police Department, where she refused to submit to a chemical breath test. Jennifer did not have any prior OVI convictions in her history, and Sergeant Ondercin set her bond at 10% of $5,500 with a sober co-signer or after 8 hours. She was issued a mandatory court appearance on May 9, 2023 and charged with the following: OVI (333.01), hit/skip (335.14), and failure to control (331.34a)

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