Oneida based state police charged Darick S. Avery, age 30, of Route 46, Durhamville, with DWI after he left the scene of a car accident on Friday evening.
At approximately 9:15 p.m. Oct. 7, Trooper Steven Fountain was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on State Route 46 near Maple Lane in the Town of Verona. Upon arrival, it was learned from witnesses that a Chevrolet pickup truck had turned left from Canal Street onto Route 46, left the roadway and struck a fence and garbage cans in the front yard of a Maple Lane residence.
The truck then fled the scene southbound on Route 46. Trooper Fountain checked the area and located a pickup truck with fresh damage to the front end which fit the desciption of the suspect vehicle at a residence on Oneida Street in Durhamville.
Trooper Fountain was able to locate the operator of the truck, Darick Avery, at the residence and while interviewing him observed the strong odor of alcoholic beverage on his breath. Sobriety tests indicated Avery was intoxicated and he was taken into custody for DWI.
Avery was processed at the SP Oneida barracks, where a breath test determined his blood alcohol content to be .14 percent. Avery was issued traffic tickets for DWI, Driving with a BAC of .08% or greater and leaving the scene of a property damage accident and is scheduled to appear in Verona Town Court Oct. 18, 2016.