State v. Dress

This case comes before the court on appeal from a judgment of the Maumee Municipal Court, wherein defendant-appellant, Emery A. Dress, was convicted and sentenced for violating R.C. 4511.19 (driving while intoxicated).

The undisputed facts precipitating this appeal are as follows. On December 26, 1981, appellant was driving his pickup truck eastbound on U.S. Route 24, near Bailey Road, when he lost control of the vehicle. Appellant’s truck left the road, crashed and turned over. The accident occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m. State Highway Patrol officers arrived on the accident scene shortly…