Interlaken man charged in hit-and-run accident

Published: 02/12/2015 @ 12:00 am

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports that on January 9th, 2015 at 12:37 AM, Seneca County Deputies arrested Jeffrey R Warne, age 26 of 7645 Potter Morgan in Interlaken. He was charged with Criminal Mischief fourth degree (class A misdemeanor), reckless driving (misdemeanor) and leaving the scene of a property damage accident (traffic violation).This arrest stems from an investigation of a hit and run accident that occurred the morning of January 25th, 2015, at about 12:30 am. It is alleged that Warne was driving his truck when he struck another vehicle that was stopping at the intersection of Blew Road and County Road 139 in the Town of Ovid. It is al so alleged that Warne then fled the scene of this accident. No injuries were reported from this accident.Warne was issued appearance tickets for the charges and is to appear before the Town of Ovid Court on March 3rd to answer the charges.