Police say drunken motorist exceeded 85 mph in Carthage

Dustin S. Sauer, 19, of 216 S. Clinton St., Carthage, was charged Friday with driving while intoxicated and other offenses after leading an officer on a high-speed chase, according to Carthage village police.

Police said the incident started when Mr. Sauer was allegedly driving at 60 mph on South Washington Street, which has a 30-mph limit. When the officer tried to pull the Sauer vehicle over, Mr. Sauer allegedly zig-zagged through the village at speeds exceeding 85 mph until he reached a driveway on Fulton Street around 11:45 p.m.

He registered a 0.13 percent blood alcohol content, police said. State law establishes 0.08 percent BAC as the threshold for intoxication.

Mr. Sauer additionally was charged with consuming alcohol while in a vehicle and unlawful possession of marijuana, and received traffic tickets for allegedly driving on Oxford, South James and State streets without observing stop signs or using a turn signal, and failure to keep right for allegedly driving in the oncoming traffic lane on South Washington Street.

Also charged with DWI:

■ Calvin R. Kampff, 35, of 370 Weaver Road, Sandy Creek, was arrested by state police at 8:55 p.m. Monday on a charge of felony DWI on Salisbury Street in the town of Sandy Creek.

He also was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, failure to keep right and operating an uninspected vehicle.

Police said he had a breath test reading of 0.15 percent BAC. Felony DWI is charged when the motorist has been convicted of DWI within the past 10 years.