Lorain/Elyria, OH
Crash on 57 leads to DUI charge
Print this story
Read comments and discuss this story
GRAFTON TWP. — A 12-ounce Busch beer can sat on the roof of a wrecked Ford Crown Victoria straddling a ditch off state Route 57 south of Grafton on Saturday night.
Not far away, 67-year-old Donald McCurry of Grafton was locked in the back of a state trooper’s car while three of his passengers were loaded into ambulances.
“Another drunk driver,” Ohio Highway Patrol Trooper Christopher Ausse said. “He missed two telephone poles and got lucky, but there were four kids in his car while he was driving drunk. It’s pathetic.”
McCurry, who had large welts on his forehead, was charged with DUI after he refused medical treatment.
The children ranged in age from 10 to 14, two of them were taken to EMH Regional Medical Center along with a woman riding in the front passenger seat, patrol Sgt. Paul March said.
No one in the car was wearing a seat belt, but none of the injuries was life-threatening, Ausse said.
Trooper Shawn Kline said McCurry was heading south about 8:30 p.m. after a night at the 2008 Grafton Firemen’s Festival. Suddenly, McCurry veered right off the road and almost made it over a ditch into a farm field, he said.
“He said there was a mystery car that ran him off the road, but we don’t think there was,” Kline said. “There was nobody else around when we got here, at least.”
March said he overheard one of the children say she didn’t see any other car — and that she had no idea McCurry was drunk.
Contact Jason Hawk at 329-7148 or jhawk@chroniclet.com.
Print this story
Report an inappropriate comment
In order to comment, you must agree to our user agreement
and discussion guidelines.
You must be registered and logged in to post a comment. If you aren't already registered,
click here.
If you are registered, click here to log in.
Need help? Email Us.
He should be charged with child endangerment as well. LOSER!
(Report comment)
I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE COULD THINK ABOUT DRINKING AN DRIVING .SO MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED BECAUSE PEOPLE DRINK AN DRIVE AN ITS SAD CAUSE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE KELLED OR HURT ARE THE ONES WHO HAVENT BEEN DRINKING OR YOU SEE THATS ITS NOT THE 1ST DUI OR OVI WHICH EVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT SOMETIMES IT THE 3RD OR 4TH I THINK THE LAW NEEDS TO BE MORE HARD ON PEOPLE WHO DRINK AND DRIVE
(Report comment)
I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE COULD THINK ABOUT DRINKING AN DRIVING .SO MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED BECAUSE PEOPLE DRINK AN DRIVE AN ITS SAD CAUSE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE KILLED OR HURT ARE THE ONES WHO HAVENT BEEN DRINKING OR YOU SEE THATS ITS NOT THE 1ST DUI OR OVI WHICH EVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT SOMETIMES IT THE 3RD OR 4TH I THINK THE LAW NEEDS TO BE MORE HARD ON PEOPLE WHO DRINK AND DRIVE
(Report comment)
I totally agree, no more slaps on the wrist!
(Report comment)
I wonder if this is the father of a past grafton police officer Don Mccurry ? Think he might of moved off to a different police force but used to be a grafton officer .
(Report comment)
When will the Chronicle show a little class? It appears from the story that the children were his grandchildren. This story, especially with quotes from one of the children is sensationalism not good journalism.
(Report comment)
Actually there is no quote from one of the children, one of the children were overheard as saying ……. It doesn’t matter if it was his children or his grandchildren… he was still intoxicated driving around children!!
(Report comment)
The point I was trying to make was the article is most likely making it more difficult for the childrem. I was not excusing any behavior.
(Report comment)