CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — An officer with the Chillicothe Police Department has been charged with failing to control his cruiser after he crashed into parked cars earlier this month.
The Guardian obtained video of the officer speeding over railroad tracks on Second Street earlier this month. In the home security camera video, the cruiser does not have its emergency lights or sirens activated but is seen speeding so fast, that the Ford Explorer goes airborne while crossing railroad tracks and bottoming out on the other side of the tracks, before losing control and crashing into two parked cars.
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Officer Donald Arbogast was in the driver’s seat and was unharmed. The owners of the parked cars were inside their homes when the crash occurred and were also not injured.
On Thursday, the Guardian obtained public records which show Arbogast was cited for failing to control his cruiser this week; a minor misdemeanor in Ohio.
Arbogast is due in court on Monday. A message was left with the Chillicothe Police administration about the status of the officer’s employment or any disciplinary actions as a result of the crash.