A Bergen County deputy fire chief has been arrested and suspended after police said he crashed a department vehicle in Rockland County, New York, while his blood-alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit.

Charles Lydon was driving a Montvale Volunteer Fire Department SUV on Red Schoolhouse Road when he smashed into a tree near the Garden State Parkway around 11 p.m. Saturday, Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel said. Ramapo patrols the village of Chestnut Ridge, New York.

Lydon, a deputy fire chief in Montvale, was not injured in the crash, Weidel said. A blood test revealed that his blood-alcohol content was above 0.18 percent, more than twice the legal driving limit of 0.08 percent, Weidel said.

Lydon was arrested and charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, a felony, and released, Weidel said.

Ramapo and Montvale share a border on the boundary between Bergen and Rockland counties. Montvale Fire Chief Geoffrey Gibbons said Lydon has been suspended from the department until further notice.

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