On Saturday Amity-based troopers arrested Phil E. Voorhees,
35, of Allegany for Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated. Troopers responded to
a report of a two-car hit-and-run property damage accident at a residence on
Birch Run Road in the town of Allegany. During their interview of the
complainant, they discovered Voorhees had been the operator. He returned to
scene in his vehicle, then again allegedly fled upon seeing the troopers. They
located his vehicle a short distance away, and allegedly observed Voorhees exit
the vehicle in an attempt to flee on foot. Troopers said he was exhibiting
obvious signs of intoxication. He failed standardized field sobriety tests at
the scene. He was then arrested and transported to SP Olean, where a chemical
breath test revealed him to have a 0.23% BAC. Voorhees was released with appearance tickets
returnable to Allegany Town Court in February.
