Shortly before 8 p.m. on Monday, March 27, police stopped 35-year-old Robert Matthews on I-87 in Yonkers for a traffic violation. During the subsequent investigation, state police troopers determined that he was driving while he was intoxicated.
According to police, Matthews was taken into custody, transported and processed at the state police barrack in Tarrytown, where it was determined his blood alcohol content was .22 percent, more than double the legal limit.
Matthews was charged with a misdemeanor count of aggravated driving while intoxicated and released to a sober third party. He is due back in the City of Yonkers Court in May.
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