Car crash in Cortlandville leads to DWI charge for McGraw man

CORTLAND, N.Y. — A 68-year-old McGraw man was charged with driving while intoxicated following a car crash in the town of Cortlandville Sunday afternoon, the Cortland County Sheriff's Office said.

Shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday, sheriff's deputies responded to a one-car motor vehicle accident near the intersection of Ridge Road and Route 11 in the town of Cortlandville.

An investigation determined that Richard Barber, 68, of McGraw, was intoxicated, authorities said.

Barber was taken into custody and transported to the Cortland County Public Safety Building for processing, after which he was released to a third party.

He is scheduled to appear in Cortlandville Town Court on March 20.