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Assemblyman Brian Kolb pleads not guilty to drunken driving charge

Republican Brian M. Kolb pleaded not guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor driving charge during a hearing in Victor Town Court.

VICTOR, N.Y. — A New York State Assembly member who was accused of drunken driving days after he wrote a column warning against doing just that pleaded not guilty. 

Republican Brian M. Kolb pleaded not guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor driving charge during a hearing in Victor Town Court. 

Authorities say Kolb crashed his state-owned SUV into a ditch near his home on New Year's Eve. 

A judge ordered Kolb to undergo a drug and alcohol assessment and suspended his driver's license. 

He granted the assemblyman a 30-day hardship waiver that will allow him to drive to and from work.

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