DUI Watch: Elmira man drove drunk in lot, police say
Kelly Gampel
kgampel@stargazette.com | @theSGphotos
The following DUI incidents were recently reported:
Luther S. Carpenter, 54, of Elmira, faces a felony DUI charge. A grand jury recently indicted Carpenter on charges stemming from operating a vehicle in the Dollar General parking lot on Lake Road in Horseheads on Nov. 25; a breath test revealed Carpenter had a BAC of 0.30 percent, police said.
Tony Worth, 64, of Horseheads, was charged with driving while intoxicated on Jan. 10. At around 11:20 p.m., New York State Police at Owego stopped Worth on state Route 17 in the Town of Owego after he was observed driving too slowly — 27 miles per hour in a 65 mph zone, police said. Police said they determined he was driving while intoxicated; Worth refused to submit to a test of his blood alcohol content. He faces other traffic violations, a police report said. Worth was issued tickets returnable to the Town of Owego court.
Brian Young, 42, of Elmira, was indicted by a Chemung County grand jury on a charge of operating a motor vehicle on Pennsylvania Avenue in Southport while under the influence of alcohol on Dec. 1.
Gary R. Mattison , 43, of Elmira, was recently indicted by a grand jury on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Mattison allegedly had driven on East Miller Street in Elmira on Dec. 24 while intoxicated. He faces a second count of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree for allegedly knowingly driving with a revoked license.
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