Police: Drunk Driver was Driving with Only 3 Wheels on Car

GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (CBS NEWS)--Police in western New York say a man who had been drinking drove away from a fast-food restaurant with one of the wheels missing from his car.

Buffalo CBS affiliate WIVB-TV reports that Erie County sheriff's deputies say they responded to reports of a drunk driver trying to leave a restaurant in the town of Grand Island around 2:45 a.m. Sunday.

When deputies arrived, they noticed the car's rear passenger-side wheel was missing. Scrape marks were left on the pavement throughout the restaurant's parking lot and ended where the vehicle came to a stop.

The driver was identified as Buffalo resident Jamie Kraft, according to the station.

Deputies say the 30-year-old had a blood-alcohol content twice the legal limit of .08. He was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated.

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