State v. Key, 2007-L-210 (6-6-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Billy L. Key, II, ("Mr. Key") appeals from a judgment of the Mentor Municipal Court in Lake County finding him guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol ("OVI") in violation of R.C. 4511.19. Mr. Key challenges in particular the court's denial of his motion to suppress. For the following reasons, we affirm.

{¶ 2} Substantive Facts and Procedural History

{¶ 3} Around 11:00 p.m. on August 8, 2007, Officer Stirewalt of the Mentor Police Department received a dispatch based on a citizen's report of a possible impaired driver operating a red Oldsmobile…