Youngstown police cite man for driving drunk over the weekend

YOUNGSTOWN — City police cited a man for driving drunk over two times the legal limit after a two-car accident about 11:30 a.m. Saturday at a West Side intersection.

Reports said Scott Gehring, 53, of Penny Lane, was one of the drivers involved in the accident, which was not serious, according to reports.

Reports said Gehring asked the driver of the other car not to call police and that he would pay for damages. Reports said he smelled like alcohol and told police he had a few drinks. He refused to take a field-sobriety test and to write a statement for an accident report.

Reports said he took a blood-alcohol test at the police station, where he registered a .221. The legal limit in Ohio is ,08.

Police issued Gehring a citation for driving under the influence with a BAC greater than .170 and released him to his wife.