A Xenia man could be facing more than five years in prison after an early morning crash in November.
The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Nicholas Wayne Bosier, 43, of Xenia, charging him with one count each of failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer and operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol.
According to court documents, about 3:47 a.m. Nov. 21, Marysville Police Officer Shane Wilbur was in his marked police vehicle driving north on North Maple Street near Schwartzkopf Park.
According to court documents, a small black Subaru passed the officer “in a no passing zone at a high rate of speed.”
The officer activated his lights and siren in an attempt to get the vehicle to stop, but it did not.
“The driver blew through the stop sign at Elwood Ave and ran the red lights near Mill Road and Mill Wood Boulevard, and was driving northbound in the southbound lanes,” according to court documents.
Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips said that when the driver saw the officer “he allegedly sped away faster.”
Phillips said at points Bosier was allegedly going 85 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone.
Court documents allege Bosier “caused a substantial risk of serious physical harm.”
The officer conducted what he titled “a high risk stop on the vehicle.”
The vehicle suffered two flat tires and eventually came to a stop at Creekview Drive on Route 31.
According to court documents, the driver was taken into custody and identified as Nicholas Wayne Bosier.
“Bosier appeared to be under the influence of drugs and did not know where he was at,” according to court documents, which added that, “Nicholas could not answer basic questions and thought that he was in Xenia, Ohio.”
Bosier admitted to being under the influence of both marijuana and pills.
“A bag of marijuana was located in Nicholas’ front left jean pocket,” according to court documents.
While speaking with the officer, Bosier began to complain that he was having trouble breathing.
Bosier was taken to Dublin Methodist Hospital “for evaluation.”
The officer said that because of the man’s medical condition, he did not complete a field sobriety test.
Phillips said Bosier agreed to have a blood test conducted at the hospital.
“They are still waiting for the results of that,” Phillips said.
Bosier was convicted of operating a vehicle under the influence in Greene County in 2019.
If convicted on both charges, Bosier could face more than five years in prison.
Also indicted was
– Derek Mark Grill, 30, whose court-listed address is Tri-County Regional Jail.
Grill is charged with failure to comply with the order of a police officer following an early morning police chase Dec. 1.
According to court documents, a deputy from the Union County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a blue Dodge Charger on Route 31 near Yoakum Road for a traffic violation at 12:16 p.m. Wednesday.
The vehicle fled southbound on Route 31, westbound on U.S. 33 and then southbound on Route 4. The pursuit was discontinued. The vehicle was later located on Route 38 and a deputy again attempted to stop the vehicle. The vehicle continued to flee southbound on Route 38 in Madison County where deputies from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the London Police Department were able to stop the vehicle and take the driver, Grill, into custody.
If convicted, Grill could face as many as five years in prison.