A driver injured in an accident after he allegedly failed to stop for a deputy on Batavia Stafford Townline Road was jailed on $15,000 bail after he was released from the hospital Friday.
Keith Edward Povitch, 29, of Coward Road, Byron, was charged with felony DWI, criminal possession of a controlled substance 7th, refusal to take a breath test, failure to yeld right of way to emergency vehicle and failure to keep right.
The incident started at 4:08 p.m. after Deputy Brad Mazur allegedly observed Povitch's car blow through a stop sign at Batavia Elba Townline Road.
Povitch allegedly failed to stop after Mazur turned on his emergency lights.
As Povitch allegedly attempted to flee, he lost control of his car on Batavia Stafford Townline Road.
Mercy EMS transported Povitch to UMMC with facial injuries.
Upon his release from medical care, Povitch was arraigned in Batavia Town Court and then jailed.
