On January 14th at approximately 12:17 a.m., state police out of Big Flats responded to the Bryne Dairy in the town of Horseheads for a report of an unresponsive male inside a vehicle.
Upon arrival, the trooper was able to regain the driver’s consciousness. While interviewing the driver, identified as Shawn R. Miles, 36, of Elmira Heights, the trooper detected a strong odor of alcohol.
Miles subsequently failed field sobriety tests and was found to be intoxicated via a breath sample.
As a result of the incident, Miles was charged with Driving While Intoxicated with a previous conviction within 10 years, Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, Use of a Vehicle without an Interlock Device and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation 1st degree.
Miles was given an appearance ticket returnable to the Town of Horseheads Court on February 14th, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.
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