How's it going? >> Good. How are you doing? >> No, it's all right, man. I appreciate you coming in. Um There's more there if you need them. If you could just basically fill out up at the top, it's going to be today's date and time. Place will be Norwalk Police Department, cuz that's the place that you're giving the statement. Um and then in the statement, obviously, just refer to it was was it Friday night? Yeah, it was Friday night. Uh which would have been the 17th. Um what you saw, what you witnessed. It's just in this case, >> I was just saying that he had to have been pretty bad, so >> Yeah. I mean, we had other witnesses, too, including one officer who saw the whole thing, who was off duty and in his own vehicle coming to work when it happened. So, we have good witnesses, but the more we have, the better. The witness statements are very, very crucial. >> It's just about T-boning. If I wasn't paying attention to the cross traffic, I would have gotten T-boned. >> Yeah. You were on Cline, right? Or or not Cline, East League. >> I was driving going past the drive-thru that Joanis >> Oh, yeah, yeah. >> heading towards town. >> Okay. >> I had a green light, and that's when he >> You were on Washington, then. Or or you were on Whittlesey, I'm sorry. Yeah, yeah. >> Yeah, so when I got up to Miller's, I turned left, cuz I wanted to see >> Where he went. Yeah. >> You know, he kind of bounced across the intersection, was in the other lane, so I turned left and got up there, and he was sitting Is that a park right there? >> It is. It is. It's a very small park, but yeah. >> of that park in the grass. >> Mhm. >> I was just like >> That's what I hear. >> Oh, crap. >> [laughter] >> You got to be pretty messed up to end up there. >> Yeah, someone could have easily >> could have been killed. >> Yeah, yeah. >> So, that's why drinking and driving is not something that we can tolerate. We just can't. >> Yeah. >> Could have been your family or my family that he ran into, so. >> Exactly. >> Hello. >> Hey. >> How are we doing? >> Good. How are you doing? >> Could you go and reach down there for me, buddy? >> What? >> Could you just go and reach down there for me? That's all. Hey, we got a couple complaints about you. >> Mhm. >> About your driving. And then back here at the light, you notice you went left in the straight and right turn lane? >> I'm just >> You're just what? >> No, I I I didn't know what you were saying. >> You're good. Hey, I know you got uh Thimble Line stuff in here. You're a cop? Where at? >> Sheriff's office. >> You're at You're in our county? >> Yeah. >> What's your name? >> Lorain. >> Oh, wait, Lorain County. >> Yeah. >> Okay. How much you had to drink tonight? >> None. >> Okay. You have a gun in here? >> No. >> Okay. No guns? >> No. >> Okay. Where are you coming from? >> I was down in the car down by Wellington and I'm heading back home. >> Okay. Where do you live? >> Out by Vermilion. >> Okay. Do you know where you're at right now? >> Oh, yeah, I do. >> Where Where are you at? >> I'm in Oberlin. >> You're in Oberlin? Okay. >> Give me 2 seconds. >> Yeah, you're good. Can't find it? >> No. >> Ain't a big deal. You How about this? You got your insurance on your phone or anything? >> I do. >> I know you look concerned about your wallet, I'm not too worried about it. We can figure out who you are. >> Yeah, I know it's I'm sorry. I thought >> No, you're good. Who are you on the phone with? You don't mind me asking? >> Uh my friend. >> Okay. >> What do you need my my insurance? >> Yeah, your insurance is all >> Yeah. >> You're all right. You looking for your insurance? >> No, I'm looking for my my wallet. >> You're looking for your wallet still? How about How about just insurance for right now? >> Yeah. >> And you said you have had nothing to drink tonight? >> No. >> Okay. I can smell it pretty good coming out of here. >> Smell what? >> Odor of odor of alcoholic beverage coming from out of here. >> I'm serious. >> Okay. You were on the Geico app. >> I did. I I know. >> What were you doing down in Wellington? >> I'm at the damn horses. >> You have horses? >> For the sheriff's office. >> Okay. Is it going to make you log in and everything? Down there at the bottom it's asking you to >> No. >> It's a huge deal if you can't pull it up right now. Here, can you hop out here and talk to me, buddy? Hey, do me a favor and hop out here and talk to me, okay? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Go ahead and do that. Hey. Can you hop out Can you hop out here and talk to me? Thank you. Close that there. Were you at a golf You golfing down there? >> I am. >> Okay, I can see the golf shirt. >> Yep. >> Got you. What's that? >> Yeah, we're trying tonight. Sheriff's golf outing. >> Oh, you have the sheriff's golf outing out there. Okay. Well, good deal. Like I said, I mean we got a complaint about you. And like I said >> about me? >> Yeah, about you about you about your driving. >> Okay. >> One one of the complaints was a an off-duty officer. >> Who? >> I Officer Bond with us. >> Okay. >> Um like I said, back here at this light, you know you went left when you were in the straight slash like the right turn lane instead of being in the left lane. >> Okay. No, I I was just trying to get through driving here. >> Not trying to get through down here? Okay. Like I said, can I just make sure you're safe to drive, buddy? That's all. >> Yeah. >> Here, why don't you stand right here? I I just want to get you out of the road here. >> Yeah, listen, dude. Listen. I'm good. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I know Chief Warfield. I'm good. >> Okay. Who's Chief for who? >> Warfield. >> Okay. All right. You said you think you're in Oberlin right now? >> No, I'm in uh downtown. >> Downtown where? >> Oberlin, Ohio. >> Okay. So, you are in the city of Norwalk. I'm a Norwalk police officer. I I I hope I'm hope I'm in the city of Norwalk. >> Okay. >> So, can I take a quick look at your eyes here, make sure you're good? Okay. Why you stand right here? Right where your tow hitch. >> Can I Listen, can I just go? >> No. Not right now. I'm I'm doing an investigation. >> Okay. >> Okay. Are you willing to do my SFSTs? >> No, I Listen. Okay. >> You know you're not willing to do the SFSTs? I I just need a yes or no from you, man. That's that's all it is. I We're We're in the rain. I don't want to be in the rain. You don't want to be in the rain. >> Lorain? >> The The rain. >> Oh, okay. >> You You willing to do SFSTs? >> Come on, man. >> It's just a yes or no. >> No. >> No, you're not willing to? Okay. Go on, turn around, put your hands behind your back. >> No, I don't want to do that. >> Okay. Well, you're I'm telling you to. >> Okay. I'll do the SFSTs. >> You already made your choice, man. >> Come on, man. I'll do them. >> I get you're adapted. I don't like doing this either, but >> Yes, I'll do what you need to do. >> You You already said no. >> I Look, I'm not drunk, so let's do them. >> You think we're in the city of Oberlin. We are not in the >> 20 minutes from Oberlin. >> Golf today? >> Lights would be nice there, Matthew. Those cuffs all right? They're not too tight on you? Nothing in your waistband. All right. We're going to go back [snorts] to my cruiser here, okay? You're under arrest for OVI right now. Just watch yourself so the door can open up here. We have a receipt. Slide your butt just there. >> Thank you. >> You want to hop out here for me? >> Mhm. >> Careful. There you go. We're going to walk right through that door, okay? >> Mhm. >> [snorts] >> And we are going to face this second purple chair. Just face the wall for me. I'm going to take these cuffs off you. No, no, face the wall. Face There you go. And you have a seat. You going to golf somewhere? >> Mhm. >> Where at? >> Up in La Grange. >> Oh, okay. I guess I do I get your account. I don't like doing this, but at the end of the day, you get the position I'm in, right? >> Mhm. >> And you obviously know everything that's about to happen here. I got your consequences of test refusal. It's your copy if you want to follow along, you can hold on to it or do what [snorts] whatever you want with it. So, [clears throat] starting at the top, consequences of test refusal are Illinois Vehicle Code Section 45-11.192. >> [snorts] >> You are now under arrest for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a drug, or combination of them, operating a vehicle under the influence of a listed controlled substance, or a listed metabolite of a controlled substance, operating a vehicle after underage alcohol consumption, or having physical control of a vehicle while under the influence. If you refuse to take any chemical test required by law, your higher driving privileges will be suspended immediately, and you have to pay a fee to have the privileges reinstated. If you have a prior conviction of OVI or operating a vehicle under the influence of a listed substance or a listed metabolite of a controlled substance >> [snorts] >> under state or municipal law within the preceding 20 years, you are now under arrest for state OVI. And if you refuse to take a chemical test, you will face increased penalties if you subsequently are convicted of a state OVI. If you have previously pled guilty or been convicted of two or more OVIs or OVIACs or equivalent offenses in the previous 10 years or pled guilty or been convicted of five or more OVIs or OVIACs or equivalent offenses in the previous 20 years or pled guilty or been convicted of a felony of any of the above violations and you refuse to submit to a chemical test for Ohio law, I'm authorized to use whatever reasonable means are necessary to necessary to ensure that you submit to a chemical test. Next paragraph doesn't apply to you. The last sentence there, if you take a chemical test, you may face you God. If you take a chemical test, you may have independent chemical test taken at your own expense. The very bottom, you've never had an OVI, right? >> I didn't see one. >> So, I was saying if you refuse this based on prior refusals, convictions, or guilty pleas within 10 years, it'd be a 1-year suspension. If you take it and you're over the prohibited amount, uh it's a 90 days. Questions on that? Do you have any questions on that? >> No. >> Okay. Like you said, do you have a ride coming up here? I got to sit here with you and observe you for observe you for 20 minutes. We're going to go off the time on here. It's 22:01. At 22:21, I'm going to offer you this test, okay? You have nothing in your mouth right now? Can I Can I just verify that? Can you just open your mouth for me? Lift your tongue. Lift your tongue. Thank you. >> Am I good to go for now? >> Yep. Are you willing to provide a sample of your breath? >> You what? >> Are you willing to provide a sample of your breath? I'm going to read to you what's in gray, okay? >> [snorts] >> No suspension, independent administrative penalties or sanctions imposed by you pursuant to any other section the revised code or municipal ordinance, your driver's license or commercial driver's license permit or non-resident operating for business has been The suspension takes effect immediately. The suspension will last at least until your initial appearance on the charge, which will be held within 5 days after the day of this arrest or the issuance of the citation to you. You may appeal the suspension at the initial appearance before the court that hears the charges against you that resulted from the arrest or during the period of time ending 30 days after that initial appearance. You understand that? As soon as your ride gets here, you should be good to go. I don't have a phone to pick up the phone, okay? We are going to walk up front here to your left. Yep. Careful. That door should be unlocked. It is unlocked, you can just pull it. Make a little left out of here and then a left again right away. Left right here. Right here. Okay, you're good. Yeah. Just have a seat there. >> Okay. >> So, [snorts] like I said, as soon as your ride gets here, you're good. >> All right. Thank you. >> Yep. So, you're going to traffic ticket. You're going [snorts] to have court Monday, okay? This coming Monday at 10:00 a.m. in Newark Municipal Court. It is a right there It's right there. It's attached to this building. I'm about to be leaving, but whoever takes you out of here will point it out to you where you have to go on Monday, okay? It has all your information here. It's your license information. You can try to find your insurance on Monday. I would find that and bring it with you. Say, "Hey, I was injured when you stopped me. I didn't have it or I couldn't find it." Whatever the case may be, okay? >> Mhm. >> Uh at 7:17 2026 9:45 p.m. operating the black Chevy a mile and a half at East Main's where I observed that violation of turning left in the street {slash} right lane. Uh so, that's the location I wrote. Like I said, we got other calls about you As you were coming in the city on Washington. You're cited for OVI 4511.19A1A of the revised code, as well as improper left turn 331.10 of the city ordinance. You're getting a warning for weaving >> [snorts] >> within your lane. These are the road conditions at the time. I still have your license, okay? I have to go down to the BMV. I said, you are suspended right now, okay? You look confused there for a second. You said you looked confused there for a second. Are you good? Okay. Okay. Do you have any questions on this? Okay. All I need from you is a signature here. Not admission of guilt, just saying that you'll appear in court on Monday. Right up there along the edge. >> [snorts] >> Obviously, this is what gets sent down to the BMV. You know how this works. Just has all our information on it, so the BMV has it, okay? Um the only thing I'd ask from you, the advice on the back of this form is read to me and I've received a copy of this form. I said, the advice was everything I read to you back there before the test, okay? Just right there. And like I said, your car wasn't towed. It's up there on East Main Street, right where we stopped you. Okay? I just We've had to flip it around so that it was legally parked. Okay. >> All right, so I can grab it. >> You can't drive. >> I know that. >> But yeah, somebody can, yes. Your keys are out here. They'll get those to you when you leave, okay? Do you have any questions for me? Cuz I'm about to leave for the night. Cuz I don't like arresting cops. Never I don't think I've ever arrested a cop. I didn't want to, but ties had to sometimes, okay? You'll be all right. How long you worked out there? How long have you worked out there? >> 32 years. >> You're almost there then, aren't you? For retirement. >> I already did. >> Oh, you already did? There you go, good for you. So, [snorts] you don't work out there anymore? >> I did. >> But you don't anymore? >> No, I returned and came back. >> Okay. Is it part-time deal or I don't know how it works. >> Full. >> Okay, got you. Well, good for you. >> [snorts] >> Best of luck to you, all right? >> Is my ride here? >> Oh, never mind, your ride's here. We're good to go. >> Where is those? >> You can go right out that door, okay? So, when you come in on Monday and you go through those double doors, there's a door to your immediately to your left, okay? You can go through there, okay? >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> [bell]