Black River ATV rider jailed after incident with deputy

Written by Watertown Daily Times

Thursday, June 10, 2010

A Black River man is facing nine charges after he allegedly drove an all-terrain vehicle dangerously close to a Jefferson County deputy sheriff who was standing beside another ATV, according to the sheriff's office.

Roger W. Rosintoski, 18, of 22851 County Route 144, was arrested late Tuesday, and was held in the Metro-Jefferson Public Safety Building until bail of $750, set by Rutland Town Justice James E. Eddy, was posted. He awaits prosecution on charges of second-degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving, speeding at 75 mph in a 55-mph zone, failure to reduce speed at a hazard, failure to yield right of way to a law enforcement vehicle, failure to comply with police orders, driving without a license and operating an uninsured and unregistered vehicle.

Deputy Joel S. Dean said he saw two ATVs proceeding at 75 mph about 6 p.m. June 2 on Route 144 and attempted to stop them. One operator, identified as Eric M. Rosintoski, 22, stopped, but the other did not, he said. As he stood by Eric Rosintoski's ATV, the other machine returned and was driven past Deputy Dean, about three feet away, at an excessive speed, the deputy said.

A witness and Eric Rosintoski named Roger Rosintoski as the suspect, the deputy reported.

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