BMW Lands In Snowbank In Westlake, Driver Intoxicated: PD

Westlake OH

28 January, 2022

8:58 AM

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WESTLAKE, OH — A BMW spun out on I-90, near Crocker Road, on Monday night. The driver later tested 4.5 times over the legal limit for alcohol on his breath, police said. At 8 p.m. on Monday, a driver flagged down Westlake police and told them a car spun out near Crocker Road. When officers arrived, several good Samaritans were attempting to push a BMW out of a snow bank. The BMW's driver was a 40-year-old North Olmsted man. According to police, the man was driving alone but only had a temporary permit. He was field tested and then taken into custody for operating a vehicle impaired. The BMW was eventually towed out of the snowbank. The 40-year-old was taken to Westlake Jail. Police said the man blew 4.5 times over the legal limit for blood-alcohol. The man was also cited for having an open container of alcohol in his BMW, police said.