YORK: Sheriff Thomas
J. Dougherty advises of a Driving While Intoxicated arrest following a traffic
stop for a 107 mile per hour speed in a 55 mile per hour speed zone.
Shortly after midnight on August 5th, 2017, Deputy Connor
Sanford of the Sheriff’s Office STOP DWI Unit was shooting stationary RADAR on
Telephone Road (Route 20) in the Town of York. The Deputy Sheriff observed a
vehicle traveling east at a high rate of speed and got the vehicle on RADAR at
107mph.
The vehicle was stopped and the occupants of the vehicle
were met with. The operator was
identified as 21-year-old Megan Rudney of Scottsville NY. A roadside DWI investigation was launched
which included Rudney performing field sobriety tests. Following the investigation, Rudney was
placed under arrest for Driving While Intoxicated.
Rudney was transported to Central Booking at the Livingston
County Jail for a breath test. Deputy
Anastassia Vasile of the Sheriff’s Office Jail Division administered the test
which provided a BAC of .08%.
Rudney was also issued a ticket for 107mph in a 55mph zone. Rudney
was processed by Deputies and released on appearance tickets to appear in
court.
