A Geneva man was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs after crashing his vehicle into a tree Wednesday night in the Town of Gorham, according to the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded to a single-vehicle accident at approximately 9:41 p.m. on Kearney Road. The driver, 46-year-old Robert T. Michaels of Savage Road in Geneva, reportedly failed to keep right, veered off the west side of the road, and traveled down an embankment before colliding with a tree.
Following an investigation, deputies determined Michaels was operating the vehicle while impaired by drugs. He was issued citations for DWAI and Failure to Keep Right.
Michaels was transported to a local hospital for evaluation, but authorities said he did not appear to have sustained any injuries in the crash. He is scheduled to appear in Gorham Town Court at a later date.
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