WRONG WAY driver arrested for Driving While Intoxicated
NEW YORK STATE POLICE
Major Evelyn P. Mallard
Troop T Commander
Major Evelyn P. Mallard
Troop T Commander
PRESS RELEASE
Chatham, NY – On December 14, 2015 at approximately 2:52 a.m., State Police responded to the report of a wrong way Toyota Camry traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes on I-90 between Exits B1 and B2 of the Berkshire Spur. Troopers observed the wrong way vehicle and quickly pulled it over before any incidents. The driver of the vehicle,Brendan A. Griffith, 25, of Carmel, NY, was found to be intoxicated.
Griffith was transported and processed at SP Albany, where his blood alcohol content was determined to be 0.23%. He has an active arrest warrant out of Massachusetts and as a result was charged with:
- Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, Unclassified Misdemeanor
- Fugitive from Justice
Griffith was arraigned before the Town of Chatham Court and remanded to the Columbia County Jail in lieu of $100,000 cash bail or $150,000 bond.
