As a result of the Thanksgiving incident, Hollie Strano, a meteorologist for WKYC, has entered a guilty plea to the OVI charge. The on-air meteorologist for WKYC TV, Hollie Strano, entered a guilty plea on Thursday to one count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, which is a first-degree misdemeanor.
The incident occurred on Thanksgiving, when she smashed her car on Akron-Peninsula Road. Magistrate Alan Medvick of the Cuyahoga Falls Mayor’s Court issued an order that required her to pay a fine of $375 and participate in a driving intervention program that lasted for six days.
Additionally, her driver’s license was revoked for a period of one year. After the 7th of December, she will be able to submit an application for work-related driving privileges. Following the conclusion of the court session, when more than a dozen other defendants and their cases had been addressed, Strano made his way into the courtroom, which was completely empty. Strano, who was dressed in a black pantsuit, stood at a podium in front of the magistrate.
She was accompanied by two attorneys who spoke on her behalf, and they asked Medvick to impose the obligatory minimum term for a first crime. The Cuyahoga Falls police department was notified about a probable inebriated driver at approximately 7:30 p.m. on November 23. When they arrived, Strano was driving a 2023 Cadillac XT5 SUV outside of the lane, according to a report that was provided by the organization.
In the direction of the Akron border, the officer stated that he started following her after she reportedly reached 70 miles per hour in a zone that allowed just 35 miles per hour.
In a dashcam footage that was made public by the department, an officer can be seen following a car that crosses the center line to the left, then gradually turns in the opposite way until it leaves the right side of the road and collides with a utility pole.
