City of Akron v. Springston

Cacioppo, Presiding Judge.

An Akron police officer discovered Mitchell Springston in a pick-up truck which was involved in a single-vehicle accident. Springston was injured and disoriented. The officer detected an odor of alcohol upon opening the vehicle door. Springston exhibited a condition which is consistent with a person under the influence of alcohol and also with a person who received a very recent head injury. The officer summoned emergency medical service personnel.

A second police officer arrived at the accident scene and began to investigate the accident. Springston was transported…