Oneida-based state police charged Greg J. Bala, 60, of Limberlost Road, Clinton, with DWI following a rollover crash in the town of Vernon Friday evening.
At approximately 9:30 p.m. Oct. 27, Oneida County 911 dispatched Trooper Terry Horton to a one-car rollover personal injury accident on Marble Road near Arquint Road in Vernon. The accident investigation revealed that Bala was driving a 2004 Toyota westbound on Marble Road when the vehicle left the roadway and rolled over into a ditch.
Bala stated he swerved to miss a deer. Bala was transported by Vineall Ambulance to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Utica and treated for neck pain. The investigation also determined that Bala was operating while intoxicated and a blood sample was secured at the hospital to be forwarded to the state police Forensic Lab for analysis.
Bala was ticketed for DWI and other traffic charges and is to appear in Vernon Town Court Nov. 15, 2017.
State police were assisted at the scene by Vernon Center firefighters.