State v. West

Young, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Dustin West, appeals his conviction in the Butler County Area I Court for leaving the scene of an accident.

{¶ 2} In September 2009, appellant was charged with leaving the scene of an accident in violation of R.C. 4549.02 (other charges against appellant were later dismissed). The charge stemmed from an incident on September 16, 2009, in which appellant failed to stop and left the scene of an accident without providing his name, address, and vehicle-registration number after his car came into contact with Loree Trammell’s car. A bench trial…