A driver was charged with drug-impaired driving and aggravated DWI after deputies said two children were found in his vehicle during a traffic stop in the town of Richmond.
Deputies stopped Justin J. Reid, 29, of Canandaigua near State Route 20A and Quayle Road late July 24 and determined through field sobriety tests that he was impaired by drugs, according to the release.
Investigators said children ages 3 and 9 were inside the vehicle. Reid was taken into custody around 10:41 p.m.
Reid was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs and aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child in the vehicle. He was also issued tickets for operating a vehicle with a loud exhaust and tinted windows.
Reid is scheduled to appear in Richmond Town Court at a later date.
The charges are accusations, and Reid is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
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