Ronald J. Wendt, accused of driving drunk in Darien and getting into an accident that claimed the life of a Dansville girl, is back in jail.
Wendt had been released on $50,000 bail pending his trial, but on the condition he not drive (his license was revoked).
On Nov. 18, Wendt was stopped by a State Trooper in the Town of Batavia while riding a reportedly unregistered and uninsured dirt motor bike.
District Attorney Lawrence Friedman said Wendt readily admitted to the Trooper who he was and volunteered information about his case. The Trooper arrested him and brought him before a Town of Batavia justice, who set his bail at $500, which Wendt immediately paid.
Friedman brought the arrest to the attention of Judge Robert Noonan, who ordered Wendt to appear in County Court. Noonan adjusted Wendt's bail to $250,000.
Alcohol was not a factor in the latest arrest, Friedman said.
He couldn't confirm whether Wendt was trying to get to work at the time of his arrest.
Wendt has not yet raised that bail amount.
Previously:
Isn't Bail set to prevent the
Isn't Bail set to prevent the accused from fleeing to avoid trial?