SHAFTSBURY, VT — Vermont State Police arrested a man on a DUI charge after his vehicle went off the roadway early Thursday morning.
At approximately 12:58 a.m., troopers were called to 532 Paran Road where a vehicle had left the roadway.
The operator, Henry Altman, 23, of Brooklyn, New York, reported he had gone off the road to avoid a deer.
Troopers arriving on scene suspected Altman was impaired.
Altman was administered Standardized Field Sobriety Exercises, during which he showed signs of impairment.
He provided a preliminary breath test that resulted in a blood alcohol content over three times the legal limit of .08%.
Altman was placed into custody and transported to the Shaftsbury Barracks for further testing.
He was later released with a citation to appear in Bennington County Superior Court, Criminal Division, to answer to the charge of DUI.
