Northern Westchester Man Drove While Impaired By Drugs With 10-Year-Old In Backseat, Police Say

State Police charged a Northern Westchester man with a felony for driving while impaired by drugs with a 10-year-old child in his backseat.

Graham refused to submit to blood testing at the State Police barracks in Albany, where he was evaluated by a Drug Recognition Expert. He was charged with the felony of driving while his ability was impaired by drugs with a child and a misdemeanor fo
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Christina Coulter

11/14/2020 9:00 a.m.

According to police, 44-year-old Jason K. Graham was pulled over on I-87 in Greene County in the town of Coxsackie on Friday, Nov. 6 at approximately 11:50 p.m. for multiple vehicle and traffic violations.

Graham, of Peekskill, refused to submit to blood testing at the State Police barracks in Albany, where he was evaluated by a Drug Recognition Expert.

He was charged with the felony of driving while his ability was impaired by drugs with a child and a misdemeanor for endangering the welfare of that child.

Both the child and Graham were turned over to a sober third party. Graham will appear in the Town of Coxsackie Court in December for sentencing.

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