7 motorists cited with drunken driving
The following were charged with driving while intoxicated and related offenses:
■ Edward D. Sturtevant, 51, Cherry Street, Lyons Falls, was charged by Lewis County sheriff's deputies with felony DWI, pending results of a blood alcohol test, after he was injured in a one-car accident at 11:38 p.m. Sunday on Route 12 in Lyons Falls. A felony is charged when the motorist has been convicted of DWI within the prior 10 years.
Deputies said Mr. Sturtevant was northbound when his vehicle went off the left side of the road, then skidded back across the road and hit a guardrail a couple of times. He was taken by Lyons Falls ambulance to Lewis County General Hospital, Lowville, for treatment of face and head injuries, and was transferred to Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, for further treatment.
He also was charged with failure to keep right, driving at an unsafe speed, crossing hazard markings and not wearing a seat belt.
■ Zachary K. Rayner, 21, Fort Drum, also was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and making an unsafe start following his arrest by Watertown police at 12:40 a.m. Monday in the 900 block of Emmett Street.
He had a 0.12 percent BAC, police said. State law establishes 0.08 percent BAC as the threshold for intoxication.
Subsequent to the arrest, police determined he was wanted on a City Court bench warrant on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and unlawfully dealing with a child, cited in March, and was sent to the Metro-Jefferson Public Safety Building, with bail set at $1,000 by part-time City Judge Eugene R. Renzi.
■ Trevor J. Harding, 21, of 33360 County Route 18, Theresa, was arrested by Watertown police at 1:30 a.m. Sunday in the 200 block of West Main Street. Police said his blood alcohol content was 0.14 percent. He also was charged with two equipment violations and unlawful possession of marijuana.
■ Scott D. Mason, 32, Randleman, N.C., was charged by Jefferson County sheriff's deputies with aggravated DWI and failure to keep right at 2:30 a.m. Monday following a property damage accident on Route 3 in the town of Ellisburg. He tested at 0.20 percent BAC, according to the sheriff's office. Aggravated DWI is charged when the BAC is 0.18 percent or more.
■ Michael Garza Jr., 24, of 9409 Langdon Drive, Apt. B, Fort Drum, was charged by Watertown police with aggravated DWI at 2:12 a.m. Sunday in the 300 block of South Massey Street.
His BAC was 0.18 percent, police said. He also was charged with failure to signal.
■ Brandy L. Dame, 40, of 95 Park St., Malone, was charged Sunday after being halted on Route 11 in Malone, state police said. She registered a 0.15 percent BAC, police said.
■ Cindy J. Adsit, 47, Altmar, was arrested by state police at 5 p.m. Sunday on Manwaring Road in the town of Richland after she was involved in an accident. No breath test result was available.
