Intoxicated driver arrested after slamming pickup truck into SUV, then falling asleep, in Berea

BEREA, Ohio – An intoxicated Berea man, 66, was arrested at about 9:30 p.m. Aug. 25 after he slammed his Ford F-15 pickup truck into a Toyota 4Runner in the parking lot of Parkview Commons, 101 South Rocky River Drive, then parked the truck and fell asleep.

According to witnesses, the man initially drove away after the crash, but then returned to Parkview Commons. As he backed into a parking space, his truck smashed into a garage.

When police arrived, the man was still in the parked truck. He was sleeping and the engine was running. The truck smelled like alcohol. Police asked the man to turn off the engine, and he did.

The man’s eyes were bloodshot and glassy. He denied being involved in a crash. Police then recognized the man and knew that his license had been suspended from previous OVI convictions.

The man admitted drinking four beers. He failed field sobriety tests. Police learned that the man had seven prior OVI convictions, two of which were felonies.