Intoxicated driver hits drive-through then leaves scene, Lorain County OH


A suspected intoxicated driver in a black truck struck the side of a McDonald's drive-through and then left the scene. The driver showed signs of impairment such as slurred speech, red eyes, and smelling of alcohol. The truck's registration was expired and the license was suspended. No damage to property was reported.
Audio|Source: Lorain County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Our employee just called saying they had a suspected intox driver run into the side of their drive-through.
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He then left.
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It was a black truck registered to (name withheld) near Main Street.
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We should have him as in life.
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His wife has had to put their mouth on the last 20.
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He's in the marketplace here, pretty old.
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Okay.
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5-735.
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Can you give me the detail again?
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Possible impact driver ran into the building and the drive-through.
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The place is King Adam's Ebra 5404-1, goes back to (name withheld) near Main Street.
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North Main Street.
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He has suspended, registration is expired.
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In color space of the black.
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Did they leave McDonald's?
01:24
Affirmative. Unknown direction of travel.
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Go ahead.
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You put me in F.P.260.
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You put me in SB 262.
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It's okay.
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After employee,
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here's the mirror of the vehicle,
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was scraping along the side of the building.
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She said the driver was slurring his speech, red eyes, she smelled alcohol,
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and he was babbling incoherently.
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But there's no report here because there's no damage to the building.
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The cashier will give her, she gave me her name and number if we pull them over.
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We can put her in a report.
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Lorain County, OH
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