Queensbury supervisor charged with DWI

QUEENSBURY | Supervisor Matt Sokol started out the May 31 meeting of the Warren County Board of Supervisors Finance Committee with an apology for a drunk driving charge he incurred on Memorial Day. Without specifically mentioning the incident, which included being charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, Sokol issued his apology at the beginning of the committee meeting he chairs, saying, "I made a poor choice...I'm very sorry." According to a Warren County Sheriff's Office news release, Patrol Officer J.C. Kearns stopped Sokol's vehicle on Corinth Road in Queensbury on May 28, at about 8:30 p.m.. The report said Kearns observed Sokol speeding and veering into the oncoming lane of traffic. Sokol's speed was not recorded on radar but was judged excessive for the area in which he was driving. During the traffic stop, Kearns determined Sokol, 50, was intoxicated, and Sokol later submitted to a chemical test. He was found to have a blood alcohol content of .18, which is more than twice the legal limit. In New York state, a driver can be charged with aggravated DWI if he or she drives with a BAC of .18 percent or higher. A first aggravated DWI offense is punishable by up to one year of jail time, a fine between $1,000 and $2,500, and license revocation for at least one year. Sokol was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated and ticketed for speeding and moving from lane unsafely. A DWI is not a charge that could result in Sokol being removed from office. Warren County Counsel Mary Kissane said she was not familiar with the charges, and at any rate, could not comment on the incident. Sokol was released pending prosecution in Queensbury Town Court at a later date.

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Queensbury supervisor charged with DWI

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