An Akron police sergeant has been charged with causing an alcohol-fueled crash that severely injured his wife a couple of weeks ago.
Sgt. Vince Yurick was charged with aggravated vehicular assault, operating a vehicle while impaired, operating a vehicle while impaired with an illegal alcohol limit, reckless operation, failure to control and speeding.
According to reports, Yurick was driving at about 9 p.m. Aug. 7 when he lost control of his 2008 Ford Shelby GT500. He went left of center, struck a curb and smashed into a tree in the 2100 block of Canterbury Circle.
He and his wife were injured.
Yurick, a 19-year veteran who works in the department’s Intelligence Unit, is scheduled for arraignment in Akron Municipal Court at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Yurick is on paid administrative leave pending his court case.
Coventry Crossing, where the crash happened, is a popular residential development for police, firefighters and other government employees, earning it the nickname “Copland.”
The Akron police union contract has a progressive disciplinary system in which officers are disciplined more severely on repeat offenses and depending on the seriousness of the offense.