Warren woman arrested for OVI after Thursday accident

YOUNGSTOWN — A Warren woman was cited for driving under the influence following a three-car accident about 6:40 p.m. Thursday on Canfield Road.

Reports said officers were alerted by paramedics when they arrived that a woman sitting in the grass who was one of the drivers, Michelle Franco, 34, of Brookside Drive NW, was intoxicated.

Reports said Franco had a slight odor of alcohol on her and told police she drank four beers at about 2 p.m. Thursday.

Reports said officers asked if she would perform a field sobriety test, and at first she said she always fails them but then said she would try. However, she refused to take two of the tests but she agreed to take a breath test, reports said.

Reports said Franco registered a blood alcohol level of .250. The legal limit for drunk driving in Ohio is .08.

Franco was issued a citation and a court date.