A driver faces drunken-driving charges following an early-morning traffic stop in Owasco, the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office said.
Theodore Utz, 72, of New Rochelle was arrested Oct. 8 after a deputy stopped a gray Mercedes around 1:07 a.m. near East Lake and Oakridge roads, according to Sheriff Brian Schenck.
Deputies conducted field sobriety tests and later obtained a breath sample that registered a blood alcohol content of 0.15%, the sheriff's office said.
Utz was charged with driving while intoxicated, operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content of at least 0.08% and moving from a lane unsafely.
He was issued appearance tickets and is due in Owasco Town Court on Oct. 27 at 6 p.m.
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