Six arrested for DWI in GF overnight

MORNING UPDATE -- Six arrested for DWI in GF overnight

GLENS FALLS -- Six people were arrested by Glens Falls Police for driving while intoxicated in a 10-hour period Thursday and Friday, including a man who hit another vehicle and tried to flee, police said.

The driver in that case, James V. Rispoli, 34, of Queensbury hit another vehicle from behind a Bay and Lexington streets at 7:12 p.m., then drove off, said Glens Falls Police Sgt. John Winchell. The other driver was not hurt.

A witness who saw the crash followed him, and he drove north to Quaker Road, headed east and then came back into Glens Falls and parked his car in a driveway on Ridge Street, Winchell said. The witness followed him there, and police took Rispoli into custody without incident, according to Winchell.

Rispoli refused to take a breath test, and was charged with misdemeanor DWI and leaving the scene of a property damage accident. He was arraigned in City Court and sent to Warren County Jail for lack of bail.

According to police, arrested later in the night were;

* Michael F. Smith, 34, of Queen Ann Way, Queensbury, who was charged with aggravated DWI, a misdemeanor, after he was pulled over at 4:44 a.m. for going through a red light at the intersection of Sherman Avenue and Glen Street, Winchell said. His blood-alcohol content was found to be 0.20 percent, more than double the 0.08 percent threshold for DWI. He was released pending prosecution in City Court. 

* Ryan V. Ross, 24, of Glens Falls, who was also charged with aggravated DWI after he was pulled over for speeding 52 mph in a 30 mph zone on Warren Street at 12:30 a.m. His BAC was found to be 0.19 percent, and he was released pending prosecution in City Court.

* Wesley C. Garnsey, 25, of South Glens Falls was charged with misdemeanor DWI after he was seen driving out of his lane in Centennial Circle and speeding 47 mph in a 30 mph zone on Glen Street. His BAC was found to be 0.17 percent and was released.

* Danielle R. Nassivera, 30, of Moreau was arrested at 3:58 a.m. when she was seen driving without headlights on Elm Street. Her BAC was found to be 0.15 percent and she was charged with misdemeanor DWI and released.

* Matthew T. Burke, 24, of Saratoga Springs was charged at 3:32 a.m. after he was seen going through a red light on Broad Street. His BAC was found to be 0.12 percent and he was also charged with misdemeanor DWI and released. 

The arrests were made by Winchell and Glens Falls Police officers Joe Boisclair, Dan Habshi, Tony Lydon and Shawn Lovelace.

Winchell said police have had other overnight periods with six or more DWI arrests, though it has been a while since they had a night wth that many arrests.

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