A Penn Yan woman was charged with DWI after police reported they observed her car swerving into the oncoming lane on Main Street in the village of Penn Yan.
Police initiated a traffic stop the driver, identified as Michele Sheldon, drove over the curb. During the traffic stop, police observed Sheldon to have several indicators of intoxication. Sheldon was placed through standardized field sobriety tests, which she failed. Sheldon was placed under arrest for DWI and transported to the Yates County Jail where she submitted to a chemical breath test, which revealed her blood alcohol level to be .09%.
Sheldon was charged with DWI Common Law, DWI .08% BAC or Greater, and failure to keep right.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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