Intoxicated Driver Hits Car In Westlake Parking Lot: Police

WESTLAKE, OH - The driver of a pickup truck hit a car in the parking lot of Marc's and then tried to flee before police arrived, according to police reports.

On May 26, at about 5:50 p.m., a driver told police her car had been hit by a Ford F-150 in the parking lot of Marc's, on Detroit Road. When the driver called police, it startled the pickup truck owner, who told the other driver she was "ruining" his life.

The man then got into his pickup truck and drove off. However, the caller managed to get the license plate number of the Ford and gave it to police.

Police tracked down the Ford and its driver, finding both at a home on Cedarwood. The driver had an open vodka bottle in his back pocket. He was seen walking away from his truck as officers approached him, police said.

The man seemed to be intoxicated, police said. Officers field tested the man's sobriety and then took him into custody on suspicion of operating a vehicle intoxicated. The Ford F-150 was impounded and towed from the scene.

Once he was at Westlake Jail, the man refused to take a breath test. He is being charged with operating a vehicle impaired, hit-skip, and possession of marijuana for a bag that was found inside the truck.