TOWN OF LEWIS -- A West Turin man is charged with driving drunk.
State police say 72-year-old Herbert Kempkes, of 3706 Sweeney Road, was behind the wheel drunk on Monday. They say, he lost control and ended up with the car submerged in a pond on Fish Creek Road in the Town of Lewis.
Police say bystanders were able to help Kempkes get to shore safely. He was not hurt.
Kempkes is charged with driving while intoxicated and backing unsafely. Police say his blood alcohol content was .11 percent.
He's due to appear in the Town of Lewis Court on June 13th.
