COLDEN — A 73-year-old Colden man was charged Wednesday with driving while intoxicated after Erie County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a complaint of a hit-and-run on Davis Road.
According to Erie County Sheriff Tim Howard, James Mead had hit a vehicle parked in a driveway on Davis Road around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and left the scene — then crashed into a ditch on Lower East Hill in the Town of Boston.
The Sheriff’s Office says Mead had attempted to turn around in a private driveway and during the driver’s attempt to do so, struck a parked car, then drove as far as Lower East Hill where he drove his vehicle into a ditch.
Deputy Biegasiewicz responded to the crash scene on Lower East Hill Road and interviewed Mead and determined him to be intoxicated. He was subsequently charged with aggravated DWI for having a blood alcohol content of .18 percent or higher, leaving the scene of an accident, and multiple traffic infractions. He faces additional charges for the hit-and-run incident.
Mead was released to a sober third party and has a Town of Colden court appearance on Aug. 24.
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