The Penn Yan Police Department reports the arrest of a local man following a traffic stop in the village.
Mason Covell, 23, of Penn Yan was observed operating a vehicle and committed a traffic violation.
Upon investigation, he was found to be intoxicated.
Police placed him through a series of field sobriety tests, which he failed. He was charged with DWI and driving with a BAC over 0.08%.
Covell was processed and released to answer the charges at a later date.
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