A Newcomerstown man with a history of impaired driving has been charged with operating a vehicle while under the influence, marking his ninth such offense, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Troopers say 60-year-old Robert D. Triplett was stopped at 8:21 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, while driving a 2005 Dodge Ram westbound on U.S. Route 36 near milepost 2 in Oxford Township, Tuscarawas County. He was pulled over for failing to display headlights.
Triplett was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, driving under suspension, and failure to display headlights. The charges were filed in Tuscarawas County Southern District Court.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is encouraging the public to report impaired dri
