Ohio police lieutenant charged with OVI after crashing motorcycle

Defiance police lieutenant Benjamin Williams (Courtesy WTOL-11)

PAULDING COUNTY, Ohio — A police lieutenant in Ohio is facing OVI charges after a motorcycle crash last week, according to our CBS affiliate WTOL-11 TV.

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Defiance police lieutenant Benjamin Williams, 44, crashed his motorcycle on state Route 111 in Auglaize Township, Paulding County, around 9 p.m.

Williams went off the side of the road and the motorcycle flipped, according to an Ohio State Highway Patrol report obtained by WTOL-11.

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The lieutenant was treated for minor injuries on scene.

He has also been charged with failure to control and speeding, WTOL-11 reported.

The police agency’s website shows that Williams has been with the department since 2006.

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