Cops: Drunk driver hits car

CANASTOTA >> Police say alcohol is to blame for a two car accident that took place in the Village of Canastota on Saturday.

State police say at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 15, Trooper Joseph Leworthy was dispatched by Madison County 911 to a two car crash on North Main Street.

His investigation deter- mined that a 1998 Dodge Ram pickup truck operated by Kyle P. Phillips, 21, of Canastota, had pulled out of a driveway to drive south on North Main Street and failed to yield to an oncoming southbound 2001 Oldsmo- bile operated by Morgan L. Casler, 18, of Canastota. The vehicles collided in the southbound lane of the roadway.

While interviewing Phillips, Leworthy observed the odor of alcoholic beverage on the driver’s breath and sobriety tests indicated Phillips was intoxicated. He was taken into custody for DWI and transported to the SP Oneida barracks, where a breath test revealed Phillips’ blood alcohol content was 0.13 of one percent. A DMV check also showed Phillips’ drivers license was in a suspended status.

Phillips was ticketed for driving while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08 of one percent or greater, third- degree aggravated unlicensed operation, failure to yield the right of way while entering the roadway, and unlicensed operation.

He is scheduled to appear in the Town of Lenox Court on Oct. 25, 2016.

Canastota Fire Department and Greater Lenox Ambulance personnel assisted at the scene.

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