(Columbia County) Officers of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched at approximately 3:48pm after a call from a concerned citizen regarding a vehicle traveling north on Highway 22 in Lowville Township that was unable to maintain their lane, crossed the center line, and was traveling at varying speeds. The vehicle was located and stopped by deputies near the Village of Wyocena, with the driver being identified as Donald Joseph Siebert, age 69 of Montello. A field sobriety test conducted by one of the Sheriff’s Office Drug Recognition Experts and Siebert was subsequently arrested for operating while under the influence, his 7th such offense. His impairment is suspected to be allegedly caused by a substance other than alcohol. Siebert is currently being held in the Columbia County Jail awaiting his initial court appearance for the felony charge.
7th Offense OWI Arrest in Columbia County
