Crime & Safety
City Council Member Pleads Not Guilty to OVI Charge
Ward 1 Councilman Sam Scaffide was arrested Nov. 23 for OVI
Ward 1 Councilman Sam Scaffide has pleaded not guilty after he was charged with operating a vehicle while impaired on Nov. 23, according to the Twinsburg Bulletin.
According to a report from the Twinsburg Police Department, officers saw Scaffide's car driving north on SR 91 heading toward SR 82 driving left of center, then turning left on Ravenna Road without signaling. Officers said the car was seen driving left of center again and "weaving" in the lane. After a field sobriety test, Scaffide, 56, was arrested for OVI.
Scaffide told the Twinsburg Bulletin he was messing around with the radio that night. "I told them (police) I had a couple of drinks earlier that evening ... not to minimize the seriousness of the charges, but right now this is more of an embarrassment than anything," Scaffide said.
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He was charged with OVI, weaving, driving left of center, and improper change of course. He pleaded not guilty and awaits a preliminary hearing on Dec. 12.
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