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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 47-year-old Joel Ortega of Walton Friday night on 1 count of felony DWI, following a reported 1 car MVA with entrapment on State Highway 10 in the Town of Delhi. Ortega is additionally charged with moving from lane unsafely and operating a motor vehicle out of ignition interlock restrictions, he was released & will return to Delhi Town Court at a later date. The investigation is continuing & more charges may be filed.

Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the intersection of State Highway 10 and Delaware County Highway 2 in the Town of Hamden for a report of a one-car motor vehicle accident early Thursday morning. Deputies arrested 46-year-old Joel Ortega of El Paso, Texas for Driving While Intoxicated, aggravated DWI, Use of a portable electronic device while operating a motor vehicle, and speed not reasonable and prudent. Ortega is to appear in the Town of Hamden Court on July 20th to answer to the charges.