GENESEO, NEW YORK — Authorities arrested a New York man Sunday after sheriff's deputies said he drove himself to jail while he was drunk.
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Rex Crooks, 52, told Livingston County deputies he was at the jail to get a family member who was incarcerated and scheduled to be released, but he arrived a day early. After speaking with him, deputies gave him a breathalyzer and found his blood alcohol content was more than four times the legal limit.
He was charged with aggravated DWI and issued a parking citation for taking a handicapped spot, The Livingston County News reported.
Crooks has a history of drunk driving. He was pulled over for speeding on Oct. 2 while driving his son to the same jail, The Democrat & Chronicle reported. Authorities arrested him on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after finding that his blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit.