Man allegedly drove drunk, faces charges

FROM STAFF REPORTS

November 20, 2008 12:00 am

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TRAVERSE CITY -- A man who police said drove drunk and ran from an officer faces multiple criminal charges.

Jeffrey Lee Lohner, 28, is charged with third-offense drunken driving, resisting or obstructing a police officer and operating a vehicle with a suspended license. He hadn't been arrested Wednesday morning.

A Traverse City police officer tried to stop a gray sport-utility vehicle on Lake Street for speeding Nov. 7. The driver allegedly stopped the vehicle and ran away.

The officer later found Lohner at his Ninth Street residence, and he allegedly appeared intoxicated. Police later identified him as the driver of the SUV, according to court records.

Lohner admitted to drinking that evening but denied driving a vehicle, police said.