Police investigate possibly impaired driver near Center Street, Mentor OH

Traffic

Reported: 11/15/2025 11:15 PM

Near Center St, Mentor, OH 44060

Police responded to reports of a possibly impaired driver in a dark-colored sedan near Center Street in Mentor, Ohio. The vehicle was last seen pulling into a GetGo gas station. Officers found slight guardrail damage near Lost Nation exit but no evidence of a crash. The incident is under investigation.

Audio|Source: Lake County Police & Fire

02:58

Transcript:

00:00

Possible impaired driver exiting Center Street.

00:03

Vehicle heading west south at Center Street.

00:06

King King Charles, (number withheld).

00:13

Are they passing Center Street or getting off? They are exiting westbound at Center Street.

00:21

Four-door dark color sedan.

00:30

Corpard. The four-door dark color sedan.

00:33

Caller is still behind it.

00:34

They're at the light at Center Street now.

00:40

Six space. Does the caller know which way they're turning on Center?

00:48

Go ahead.

00:50

I'm not seeing any signs of the vehicle.

00:53

I'm going to be en route to 288.

01:00

Sean Forkis.

01:01

They are now southbound on Center from two callers in a Jeep Cherokee.

01:08

And the vehicle is going to be a black Mercedes.

01:11

They're pulling into GetGo now.

01:17

130.

01:19

119 is having radio issues he's en route.

01:22

Everyone's phone with them now.

01:28

Copy. I copy.

01:30

Three copies.

01:33

Cappies.

01:37

For the RP at the 3983 main call.

01:46

I only have the one that you ran for Crystal.

01:48

Of 84, I was King Robert Mary, (number withheld).

01:58

Heather Solomon.

02:04

I have law, I was going to respond out here.

02:06

I have seen over thing.

02:11

Do you see you have a male detained?

02:14

Female.

02:20

Copy 8.

02:22

We'll be off the second.

02:28

This Mercedes at GetGo.

02:30

Time for.

02:32

That's out here, once you.

02:37

Turn for.

02:42

Right, 149, and 158, 149.

02:50

Go ahead.

02:52

There's some slight guardrail damage at the Lost Nation exit, but no sign of any vehicle.

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