Boardman man charged with driving drunk with infant in car

BOARDMAN — A 43-year-old Glenwood Avenue man faces charges of assault, child endangering and operating a vehicle while impaired, accused of driving drunk with his infant child in the vehicle. The police report notes the Wednesday night charge marks Rodney Aey’s second OVI charge in six years. The previous charge occurred in Florida.

Police were called to Get Go gas station, Boardman-Canfield Road, around 10:20 p.m. on a report of a fight. A Chevy truck, driven by Aey, and a car operated by another man had been in a crash.

The driver of the car told police that Aey backed his truck into the car while they were stopped at a stop sign. Aey then got out of his car and struck the car driver in the face, the car driver told police.

Aey told police that after the accident, he felt intimidated by the other man’s size and did what he had to do, a police report said.

Police saw an infant in Aey’s truck and also detected an odor of alcohol emanating from Aey. A breath test indicated a blood-alcohol level of 0.113 percent. The legal limit is 0.08 percent.