State v. Dowhan, 2008-L-064 (2-13-2009)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Terrance T. Dowhan, appeals the Judgment Entry of the Lake County Court of Common Pleas, in which Dowhan was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol, a Drug of Abuse, or a Combination of Them, a felony of the fourth degree, in violation of R.C. 4511.19(A)(1)(a). For the following reasons, we affirm the decision of the trial court.

{¶ 2} On December 10, 2006, Dowhan was driving his vehicle in Eastlake, Ohio. An officer observed him veer off the road and onto a bike path. He was then pulled over and the officer detected a strong smell…