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Accused Drunken Driver With Mangled Car: 'I Hit A Racoon'

The information in this report is from the Solon Police. An arrest does not mean a conviction.

It must have been a massive racoon.

On Oct. 6 at about 1:30 a.m., police received a call that someone was driving the wrong way on westbound U.S. 422.

A 24-year-old woman was arrested and charged with drunken driving after she was seen driving a mangled car the wrong way on the grassy median between U.S. 422., according to Solon Police.

She told police that she damaged her car -- which was missing a rearview mirror, had flat tires and had extensive damage along the driver's side -- when she hit a racoon, according to the police report.

A racoon was never found along the road, and police gave the woman a sobriety test. She registered a .148 blood-alcohol level, more than the legal limit of .08.

Arrested and charged with drunken driving was Mikaela Johnson, 24, of Hiram.

nosoupforyou October 12, 2012 at 11:58 am
Where did the writer go to school? Since when is .148 more than twice .08 ? Buy a calculator.
Chris Mazzolini (Editor) October 12, 2012 at 12:06 pm
I went to good schools, but that was a stupid mistake. It's been fixed! Thanks for pointing it out!

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