State v. Hmidan, Unpublished Decision (5-7-1999)

OPINION

Samir Hmidan appeals from his conviction and sentence on one count of improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, R.C.2923.16, and one count of reckless operation, R.C. 4511.20.

On November 27, 1997, around 9:30 p.m., Sergeant Gary Drummer of the Montgomery County Sheriff's office was on patrol in the area of Whipp Road and State Route 48 in Washington Township when he observed a black Pontiac Firebird pull out of a Shell gas station onto State Route 48. The Firebird accelerated rapidly to speeds of seventy-five miles per hour and was weaving from lane to lane. Other vehicles…