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Driver arrested for OVI after crashing into Brunswick Hills Township police cruiser

A Brunswick woman was arrested on the scene after hitting a stopped police cruiser.
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BRUNSWICK, Ohio — An investigation is underway after a 59-year-old woman struck a Brunswick Hills Township police cruiser on Friday night. 

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According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on Terrington Drive at Kenton Lane on Friday, Jan. 13, at around 9:20 p.m. 

Cathy Pfeiler of Brunswick was driving a 2015 Mercedes-Benz north on Terrington Drive and hit the rear of a stopped Brunswick Hills Township police cruiser. Pfeiler was arrested on the scene for an OVI.  

The driver or police officer did not sustain any injuries from the crash. 

Ohio State Highway Patrol officials say Pfeiler has been previously arrested nine times for an OVI in the following years: 

  • 2017
  • 2012
  • 2006
  • 1998 (2x) 
  • 1996
  • 1994
  • 1991
  • 1988

At this time, no other information has been released and the crash remains under investigation. 

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