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A Massena man is
facing a DWI charge for allegedly driving his battery powered
scooter while intoxicated.
Police say 34 year-old
Bernard Phillips II was arrested about 1:30 a.m. Sunday after police
saw Phillips stop his mobility scooter in the middle of an
intersection and walk about 30 feet to a car, demanding cigarettes.
The car turned out to
be an unmarked police car and the officer charged the Massena man
with drunk driving.
A Massena judge
reportedly adjourned the case on Monday to determine whether the DWI
charge was appropriate. He
noted that if one were to walk in an intersection while drunk, the
charge would be disorderly conduct.
The St. Lawrence
County District Attorney's office had offered to reduce the charge
to driving with ability impaired.
-Chris Knight, 7-9-08
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