Whitehall v. Ruckman, 07ap-445 (12-18-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Mary Ruckman ("appellant"), appeals from the judgment of the Franklin County Municipal Court finding appellant guilty of reckless operation in violation of Whitehall Codified Ordinance 333.02.

{¶ 2} The facts as adduced at trial are as follows. Whitehall Auxiliary Police Officer Tammy Scott was working special duty at Kroger in Whitehall, Ohio, when a customer, Van Gregg, approached her and reported that a woman was driving erratically in the parking lot. Mr. Gregg reported a woman cut off another vehicle nearly causing an accident in order to park in a…