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"I wasn't drinking" says man who drove into ditch

Posted at 11:12 AM, Jun 22, 2018
and last updated 2018-06-22 11:12:30-04

A 19 year-old City of Tonawanda man is facing multiple charges after driving into a ditch.

Nicholas Carson is facing DWI charges after driving off the road on Hackett Drive and into a ditch near the CSX railroad crossing. Carson told officers, "I was not drinking," despite blowing a .19 BAC, more than two times the legal limit.

Carson is facing charges of DWI, aggravated DWI and failure to keep right. He was uninjured in the crash and held on 250 dollars bail.