A 57-year-old Batavia man was charged with driving while intoxicated under Leandra’s Law, after Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies accused him of driving drunk with two 13-year-old passengers.
Deputies stopped a vehicle driven by Joseph Zajaczkowski late Monday night on Royalton Center Road in the Town of Royalton. He was charged with felony aggravated DWI under Leandra’s Law and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, authorities said.
Leandra’s Law has increased the penalty, from a misdemeanor to a felony, for driving drunk with a passenger 15 or younger.