DEERFIELD – A driver rolled his truck into an inlet off of the Deerfield River on Stillwater Road around 1:45 p.m. Thursday afternoon, and will face drunken driving and indecent exposure charges, Deerfield Police said.
Deerfield Police Chief John Paciorek, Jr. said the driver, a 72-year-old Vernon, Vt. man, was attempting to leave a boat launch near Stillwater Bridge when his vehicle rolled off the bank.
The driver was rescued from the vehicle and sustained minor injuries, Paciorek said, but refused transportation to the hospital.
Paciorek said the driver was intoxicated and unclothed, since he’d removed his shorts after swimming and tried to drive away, resulting in the charges.
At 2 p.m. tow crews were working to extract the vehicle from the water.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Deerfield and South Deerfield Fire Departments, South County EMS, Deerfield Police and Massachusetts State Police responded to the scene.