Several motorists facing charges of drunken driving in north country
The following people are charged with driving while intoxicated and related counts.
■ Joseph D. Lantier, 58, of 31 Main St., Antwerp, is charged with felony DWI in connection with a property damage accident about 5:30 a.m. Saturday on County Route 62 in the town of Watertown, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, who said he was cited with a felony because he was convicted of DWI in July in Oneida County. His charge is under "common law," based on an officer's observations, because he registered 0.07 percent blood alcohol content. The state's standard for intoxication is 0.08 percent BAC.
■ David E. Felker, 20, of 9526 Route 12, Copenhagen, also was charged by Watertown police with failure to signal at 12:13 a.m. Saturday at 100 Factory St. Police said he had a BAC of 0.14 percent.
■ Michelle D. Woolson, 30, of 11 Castor Road, Sandy Creek, was arrested by state police at 9:55 a.m. Sunday on Canning Factory Road in the town of Richland. She tested at 0.14 percent BAC, police said.
■ Timothy M. Swett, 22, of 26641 Boyer Circle, Evans Mills, was arrested by Jefferson County sheriff's deputies after he was involved in an accident shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday on Route 342 in the town of Pamelia. He also faces charges of running a stop sign and driving at a speed not reasonable or prudent. Deputies said his BAC was 0.15 percent.
■ David R. Richardson, 23, of 19520 Ball Road, Watertown, was arrested at 1:45 a.m. Saturday by Jefferson County sheriff's deputies on Route 126 in the town of Rutland, and additionally is charged with failure to keep right and crossing hazard markings. He tested at 0.13 percent BAC, according to the sheriff's office.
■ Bobby J. Hickox, 38, of 10510 Rohr Road, Croghan, also was charged by Lewis County sheriff's deputies with consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle and two counts of failure to stop at a stop sign at 3:03 a.m. Monday on Cross Road in the town of Croghan. He allegedly had a BAC of 0.09 percent.
Charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs:
■ Francis C. Browning, 46, of 2208C Route 420, Massena, also was charged Sunday with reckless driving, failure to keep right and failure to notify state of address change after he hit a utility pole on Route 56 in the town of Norfolk, state police said. He told troopers he had taken a larger- than-prescribed dose of a muscle relaxant and fell asleep while driving.
