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Madrid resident charged with DWI in Potsdam after accident with bicycle

Posted 1/27/20

POTSDAM — A Madrid resident was charged with drunk driving Sunday morning following investigation of a hit-and-run accident involving a bicycle on Market Street, according to Potsdam police. …

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Madrid resident charged with DWI in Potsdam after accident with bicycle

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POTSDAM — A Madrid resident was charged with drunk driving Sunday morning following investigation of a hit-and-run accident involving a bicycle on Market Street, according to Potsdam police.

Braxton Chambers, 21, was charged with first-offense DWI and leaving the scene of a property-damage accident, officers said.

Officers reportedly responded to a report of an accident involved a vehicle and a bike and while en route police observed a motor vehicle with front-end damage.

The vehicle was later identified as the suspected vehicle.

The operator, Chambers, was found to be intoxicated following a traffic stop, police said.

Chambers was brought to the police station for processing, officers said. His blood-alcohol content (BAC) was .16 percent.

Chambers was cited and released.