Marathon woman charged with DWI following accident

MARATHON, N.Y. — A Cortland County woman was driving drunk when she crashed her car in the town of Marathon Tuesday night, according to state police.

Kelly J. Barber

Kelly J. Barber

Shortly before 11 p.m., troopers responded to a motor vehicle accident on Steve Russell Hill Road in Marathon.

An investigation determined that 43-year-old Kelly J. Barber, of Marathon, was driving while intoxicated when she drove off the roadway, struck a telephone pole and came to rest in a ditch, police said in a news release. Barber was not injured in the crash.

Barber was charged with a misdemeanor of aggravated driving while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content of .18 percent, along with several traffic violations.

She was issued tickets to appear in Marathon Town Court on Dec. 21.