Teenager Admits To Having Physical Control Of Car While Drunk
Police say teen got drunk, drove and crashed into neighbors' parked cars.
A Mentor teenager pleaded guilty to a charge of having physical control of a car while under the influence Monday afternoon in Mentor Municipal Court. Nicholas Bednarcik, 19, was arrested in April after he was accused of crashing into his neighbors' parked cars while driving drunk. He was initially charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated but pleaded, instead, to physical control. Both charges are first-degree misdemeanors but a conviction for physical control doesn't put any points on Bednarcik's license. Judge John Trebets sentenced Bednarcik to 90 days in jail. However, Bednarcik can avoid spending any time behind bars, if he follows the judge's instructions and stays out of any additional legal trouble. Trebets suspended 85 …
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