Alliance police sergeant charged with DUI, weapons offense after fleeing officers

AUSTINTOWN — A Stark County Police sergeant is facing several charges after police say he was driving under the influence with weapons before running from officers near a gas station in Austintown on Sunday.

Sergeant Ethan Griffith with the Alliance Police Department was arrested early Sunday morning after police responded to a traffic accident involving a truck crashing into a utility pole at the intersection of Kirk Road and South Canfield-Niles Road (Route 46), according to a report from the Austintown Police Department.

According to Austintown dispatch, the driver of the truck was attempting to leave the scene but was unable to start their vehicle…

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