Crime & Safety

Upstate Woman Accused Of Drunken Driving On Thruway

Troopers stopped the woman's car initially for vehicle and traffic violations.

CATSKILL, NY — An Oneida County woman was accused of driving while her blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit. State police said, around 11:45 p.m. Saturday, troopers stopped a car on the Thruway in the Town of Catskill for vehicle and traffic violations.

The driver, Julianne E. Wilson, 39, of Clinton, was found to be intoxicated, police said.

She was taken into custody and processed at the Kingston barracks where her blood alcohol content was determined to be 0.18 percent.

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Wilson was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated.

She was released to a sober third party with appearance tickets returnable to the Town of Catskill Court June 25.

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