BARBERTON, Ohio -- A Barberton man with 18 DUI convictions could be on his way to becoming Ohio's worst drunken driving offender.

NewsChannel5's Jonathan Costen reported that the number of convictions against 51-year-old Jess Brown could go up with pending cases in Akron and Barberton.

Brown was arraigned Wednesday on charges stemming from the collision in Barberton.

On the day before Thanksgiving, Evelyn Grady was at the intersection of Oakwood Avenue and Wooster Road when police said Brown barreled into her car with his van.

"I was like in a theater watching this happen. The whole front of my car just like exploded," said Grady.

Police said Brown was drunk at the time of the collision. In fact, authorities said that if he's convicted on the Akron case, a Barberton DUI would make 20 convictions, a state record.

Barberton Police Chief Michael Kallai said Brown simply has no regard for others.

"Since his original arrest, he's been through the system so many times. He knows the system, for one thing, and he's been offered opportunities for treatment, I know he has," said Kallai.

"That's what so scary. They say he's in jail, but how long will he stay in jail? Is he going to get back out? He didn't kill me, but will he kill the next person, will he kill a child?" said Grady.

The crash victim said, "If I had to sacrifice my car to get him off the street, it was worth it."

The accident is taking a toll on Grady, who said Brown had changed her life forever and that she shouldn't be here because of the accident.

Brown is being held on a $50,000 bond. His next hearing is set for December.

Kallai said he suspects that once a judge sees Brown's record, he will be kept in jail for a long time.