Cottrellville supervisor charged under super-drunk law

The Cottrellville Township supervisor was arraigned Tuesday on a charge of operating with a blood alcohol content of 0.17 or more.

Forty-six-year-old Kelly Fiscelli was stopped by Clay Township police Feb. 12 on suspicion of drunken driving.

According to a Clay Township police report, Fiscelli was pulled over about 12:50 a.m. on Shea Road in Ira Township.

Fiscelli's vehicle allegedly crossed the center line twice while eastbound on Shea Road, according to the report. Fiscelli registered a 0.28 when given a breath test, according to the report.

St. Clair County Prosecutor Mike Wendling said Fiscelli was charged under the super drunk law.

"It enhances penalties from a 93-day to a six-month misdemeanor," Wendling said.

Steve Simasko, Fiscelli's lawyer, said Fiscelli won't be contesting the charges.

"Kelly has every intention of continuing as township supervisor," Simasko said. "She's seeking some counseling and some professional help for the alcohol issue."

According to court records, Fiscelli was charged in April 2013 with failing to stop at the scene of a property damage accident, failing to report an accident and improper change of address on an operator's license. The charge of failing to stop at the scene of a property damage accident was dismissed. She pleaded guilty instead to failure to report an accident and false statement on a driver's license.

Fiscelli formerly went by Kelly Fiscelli-Lisco.

When the Times Herald submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to Marine City for a March 2013 police report pertaining to Kelly Ann Lisco, Marine City sent a March 1, 2013 report with names removed from it.

The report said police found a vehicle March 1 that had driven off the end of Marine City Highway, through the intersection of King Road and off the roadway, where it struck a utility pole.

No one was in the vehicle and the vehicle was impounded, the police report said. Later, a woman, whose name was removed from the police report, told officers she was traveling to the grocery store around midnight when she slid off the roadway in bad weather.

"I asked her several times why she would go grocery shopping after midnight when the weather and the roads were bad," Officer James Vandermeulen wrote in his report. "She could not give a good answer."

Simasko said the 2013 crash happened during a snow storm. He said Fiscelli left the scene when her husband picked her up.

A 2006 charge of failing to stop at the scene of a collision also was dismissed, according to court records. Instead, Fiscelli admitted responsibility for careless driving.

Fiscelli's bond was set at $10,000 Tuesday.

Conditions of Fiscelli's bond include not using alcoholic beverages or drugs, and submitting to random preliminary breath tests twice a week.

She is scheduled for a pretrial hearing at 1 p.m. March 11 in District Judge Cynthia Platzer's courtroom.

Fiscelli did not return calls for comment.

Contact Beth LeBlanc at (810) 989-6259 or eleblanc@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @THBethLeBlanc.