State v. Caudill

On the evening of April 9, 1982, defendant-appellant, Michael Caudill, was at the Dixie Electric Company, a bar located in Fairfield, Ohio. Appellant left the bar a little after 12:00 a.m. and proceeded to drive around the Fair-field area in a seemingly irregular and uncoordinated pattern, stopping several times and making various U-turns.

At approximately 12:40 a.m., on April 10, 1982 appellant was driving north on Pleasant Avenue just south of Wessel Drive. Christy Puska was driving south on Pleasant Avenue in the lefthand lane when appellant’s car crossed the center line. In order to avoid…