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A Cuyahoga County Sheriff's deputy is charged with drunken driving in a Christmas Eve crash in North Olmsted, police said.

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NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio - A Cuyahoga County Sheriff's deputy is charged with drunken driving in connection with a Christmas Eve crash in North Olmsted.

David W. Miller, 49, of North Olmsted, is charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, in the Saturday incident. He has been convicted of drunken-driving charges at least twice before, according to court records.

His arraignment is scheduled Tuesday afternoon in Rocky River Municipal Court.

Miller is a deputy with the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department, North Olmsted police said. The sheriff's department and a Cuyahoga County spokeswoman did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Miller is accused of causing a crash by improperly passing another car about 5:30 p.m. Christmas Eve on Gessner Road. The other driver attempted a left turn and struck Miller's vehicle, police said.

No injuries were reported.

Miller failed field sobriety tests at the scene and later refused a breath test, police said.

North Olmsted police could not provide a mugshot of Miller because the department does not take mugshots for traffic arrests, Sgt. Bob Wagner said.

Miller was previously convicted of driving under the influence and driving an unsafe vehicle in a Jan. 8, 2007, incident in Elyria Township, according to Elyria Municipal Court records.

Miller was also convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a Nov. 25, 1994 incident in Westlake, according to Rocky River Municipal Court records.