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Man Is Convicted Of Driving While Drunk For The Third Time
Lafayette Hounshell was sentenced to 45 days in jail
A man was convicted of driving while drunk for the third time Monday in .
Lafayette Hounshell, 77, of Painesville, pleaded no contest to a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and Judge John Trebets found him guilty.
Trebets sentenced Hounshell to serve 45 days in jail. However, Hounshell could face an additional 320 days if he gets in trouble again.
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Trebets also fined Hounshell $1,300 and took away his license for the next three years.
Hounshell also faced a charge of fleeing from a crash, , which was dismissed Monday.
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In February, Mentor Police received a call for a crash on the eastbound lanes of Route 2 near Munson Road, which Hounshell is thought to have caused.
Hounshell continued to drive toward the Heisley Road exit after the collision but then stopped for no apparent reason, police said. This caused another car to crash into the back of his vehicle, according to police.
Fortunately, nobody was seriously hurt in either crash.
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