Former state Assemblymember Brian Kolb on Monday pleaded guilty to driving while ability impaired in Victor Town Court, according to Rochester media outlets.
The plea comes in connection to a crash of his state-issued sport utility vehicle in 2019. The vehicle went into a ditch in front of his home in Victor on New Year's Eve. Police said Kolb was taken into custody after failing a field sobriety test.
Penfield Town Judge James Mulley on Monday fined Kolb $500, suspended his driver's license for 90 days and mandated Kolb complete an impaired driver program.
The former representative for the 131st Assembly district resigned from his position as minority leader and did not seek re-election so he "would not be a distraction," saying it was "the right thing to do." He later apologized in a statement, saying he made "a terrible lapse in judgment" and that he took "full responsibility for it."
