A Ross physical education teacher has been found guilty of his fourth OVI offense in 14 years.

Jeffrey M. Spencely, 36, entered a guilty plea Thursday in Hamilton Municipal Court on charges of operating a vehicle under the influence. He was charged with the offense after a May 13 crash in Hamilton.

Judge Daniel Gattermeyer also sentenced Spencely, of Flaig Drive in Fairfield, to a three-year license suspension, 180 days in jail with 160 days suspended, an $800 fine, $121 court costs and two years of community control.

Charges of left of center, insurance required and driving under OVI suspension were dismissed by the court.

Spencely has a history of impaired driving and was already under court suspension with limited privileges after being convicted of OVI in Fairfield Municipal Court in March 2010 from an incident that occurred in November 2009, according to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

Spencely is listed as a physical education teacher at Elda Elementary School in the Ross Local School District. He has been employed by the district since August 1999.

A message was left for Ross Superintendent Greg Young for comment.

Spencely’s court suspension imposed by the Fairfield court is set to expire on Nov. 12, according to his state driving record.

Spencely’s driving record also notes two other OVI convictions that were in Hamilton County in 2001 and in 1998.

According to Hamilton police, Spencely was reportedly traveling south on River Road when his 2004 Lexus crossed left of center and struck another car head-on about 1:30 a.m. May 13 near Laurel Avenue.

Bennett M. Allen, 24, of Millville-Oxford Road in Hamilton, who was driving a 1994 Honda Accord that was struck, was treated and released from Fort Hamilton Hospital.

According to Spencely’s arrest report, he allegedly had a strong odor of alcohol about his person and was unsteady on his feet while speaking to officers. The report said Spencely had difficulty with two of the three field sobriety tests and refused to take a third test, after which he was taken into custody.

Police said Spencely had a hard time walking up the steps of the Hamilton police station and that he fell asleep during the booking process. Spencely also refused to take the breath test.

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