Truxton Man Arrested After Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs

Around 8:50 in the evening on Friday, March 14th, officers with the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop for a vehicle for an equipment violation on Luker Road in Cortlandville. During the traffic stop and interviewing the driver, 66 year old Charles L. Ector of Truxton, it was found Ector was driving while his ability was impaired by drugs.

Officers arrested Ector on the charge of Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, a Misdemeanor, and traffic infractions of Consume Marijuana in a Motor Vehicle and Inadequate Headlamp. He was taken to the Sheriff’s Office where he was processed and later released on an appearance ticket.

Ector is due in Cortlandville Town Court later this month.