TIFFIN (AP) — Police say a northwest Ohio man was drunk when he had his 9-year-old neighbor drive him to a gas station to buy barbecue sauce for their chicken dinner.
A Tiffin police spokesman tells The Advertiser-Tribune the boy drove the man to the gas station Saturday evening, but clerks would not let the child drive home and reported the situation.
Police say the 27-year-old Tiffin man tried to drive home and was pulled over by officers.
Police say the man’s blood-alcohol content was several times the legal limit.
They say he faces several charges, including child endangering, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, refusing a chemical breath test and driving under suspension.
Police say the man had the child over for dinner, and the boy’s parents didn’t know the neighbor was drunk.
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Information from: The Advertiser-Tribune, http://www.advertiser-tribune.com
