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Mother in Fishnets Gets Limited Driving Privileges With Devices
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
A 29-year-old Hiram woman arrested in October for driving under the influence while wearing nothing but fishnets will be allowed limited driving privileges.
Erin B. Holdsworth, of 12583 Abbott Road, was granted the privileges by Chardon Municipal Court Judge Terri Stupica during her pretrial Wednesday morning so she could take her three children to school and go to work.
In granting the motion — made by Shaker Heights attorney James Douglas — Stupica ordered Holdsworth to wear a SCRAM (Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor), an ankle device that detects drug or alcohol use.
She must also exhale into an ignition interlock, a device that prevents the functioning of a motor vehicle if the driver’s BAC exceeds a pre-determined level, usually .02 BAC.
Stupica set a Feb. 29 hearing to determine if she would grant two other motions, one to suppress evidence in Holdsworth’s arrest and another to modify the evidence.
Following the hearing, Douglas said the evidence includes a police dash camera video of the incident.
Bainbridge Township police stopped Holdsworth at 4 a.m. Oct. 11 following a high-speed chase on U.S. Route 422, according to Chardon Municipal Court records.
She was incarcerated in the Geauga County Safety Center for several days following her arrest, but was freed Oct. 18 after posting a $2,500 surety bond, according to court records.
Holdsworth attempted to flee a pursuing Bainbridge police officer, driving east on the highway at speeds of up to 128 mph, police reported.
Her car came to a stop near LaDue Reservoir in Auburn Township after Geauga County sheriff’s deputies laid stop sticks across the highway, puncturing the vehicle’s tires.
Police said Holdsworth exited her vehicle wearing nothing but a fishnet top and bottom, and clear plastic heels.
During her arrest, police reported she verbally berated the Bainbridge officer and attempted to kick out the back window of his patrol car, causing damage to the vehicle.
Holdsworth was charged with one count each of operating a vehicle under the influence; refusing a blood-alcohol test; fleeing and alluding; criminal damaging; driving under a suspended license; reckless operation of a motor vehicle; and speeding.
All charges are first- or third-degree misdemeanors, except for speeding, which is a minor misdemeanor.
Court records also show Holdsworth was arrested in 2004 for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. She was arrested again in February 2011 for driving with a suspended license and refusing to take a sobriety test.
Holdsworth, who used to dance in men’s clubs, had been out with a friend and ended up dancing at a bar in Cleveland the day of her latest arrest, according to a source familiar with the case.
