Officers from the Lima Police Department, and American Township Police Department are investigating 3 crashes with an intoxicated driver.
At approximately 1:02 PM, LPD Officers were sent to Taco Bell on Allentown Road to investigate a hit/skip crash. According to witnesses, a 1997 Green Chevy Venture mini-van entered the parking lot in an erratic manner and struck a vehicle that was in the drive-thru. The vehicle then fled the scene of the crash. A few minutes later, the same vehicle ran a stop sign at Sherwood and Cable and was involved in another crash. In that crash the front bumper of the Venture was left in the roadway. The suspect fled the scene of that crash and then was involved in another crash at the intersection of Cable and Allentown. Witnesses to that crash blocked the suspect vehicle in so he was unable to flee.
Officers arrived and identified the driver of the vehicle to be Darnell Cook, age 41 of Lima. He was found to be under the influence of alcohol and was taken into custody at the scene. Cook's 2 year old son was in the vehicle with him during all 3 crashes. He was released to a relative.
Cook was transported to the Lima Police Department and was charged with 3 OVI offenses, 3 Driving under Suspension offenses, and multiple traffic violation including 2 charges of Failure To Stop After An Accident. He was additionally charged with Child Endangerment.
No injuries were reported during the crashes. The Lima Police Department and the American Township Police Department are investigating the crashes.
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