DWI on Route 85 near the city line
SLINGERLANDS – A 28-year-old Slingerlands man was arrested for DWI after being stopped for speeding more than 80 mph on Route 85 near the Albany line at 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, March 23.
Officers clocked the vehicle at 81 mph near the site of two recent fatal crashes where a driver was impaired by drugs or alcohol .
The officer caught up to the vehicle and performed a traffic stop near Blessing Road. They observed the driver had bloodshot and glassy eyes, slurred speech and the smell of alcohol. He said he was a designated driver and had consumed one or two drinks…