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With another generation of goofball political leadership, Cleveland is edging closer and closer to a new wave of Cleveland jokes. From PD reporter Mark Puentes:

Regas responds that he had several glasses of wine at Corleone’s Ristorante and Bar at the corner of Rockside and Broadview roads in Parma. The officer asks about Regas’ passenger, and Regas says the passenger had about the same amount of wine.

In the roadside sobriety test, Regas exhibited six out of six possible clues of impairment.

Police gave Mason a courtesy ride home while they took his friend, Parma City Councilman Tom Regas, to the police station for booking.

“There is no report of Bill Mason in the report or car,” [Seven Hills Police Chief Gary Durkin] said. He said his officers might not have recognized the man who was elected prosecutor in 1999.

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason was passenger of accused drunken driver

So, let me get this straight. The police gave a ride to an anonymous passenger who, like his driver had too much to drink. And, of course, police could not figure out where to drop him off, because nobody knew who he was.

But the good news is that he got home safely.

Update: Here’s the arrest report, courtesy of the Plain Dealer: Regas’ car was weaving, going 40 mph in a 25 mph zone, and crashing a stop sign.

Apparently, Mr. Mason, the County’s top law enforcement official, was too drunk to notice the risks that Regas posed on the highway.

A personal note: Growing up, my family was deeply touched by alcoholism. Until I was about 16, my mother was an active alcoholic. Then with the help of AA, she embraced a life of sobriety. She later became an alcoholism counselor helping dozens of families address the consequences of alcoholism. I know what she would say about Regas and Mason: They need some help. Let’s hope their him friends and family recognize the reality.

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