An Owasco man involved in a was charged with several crimes Friday.
The Cayuga County District Attorney's Office said that Dain R. Schneider, 33, of 6977 Owasco Road, has been charged with felony driving while intoxicated, first-degree unlicensed operation, and operating a motor vehicle without an ignition interlock device.
Schneider, currently being treated at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse for injuries he sustained in the Wednesday night crash, was arraigned in his hospital room by Cayuga County Judge Thomas Leone.
He will be guarded by the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office until he can be discharged from the hospital and taken to the Cayuga County Jail, according to the DA's office.
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Schneider was driving a 2013 Chevy Avalanche on East Lake Road Wednesday night when he struck another vehicle from behind, the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office said. The driver of that vehicle, , died as a result of her injuries.聽
The district attorney's office said that Schneider was charged with DWI as a Class E felony because of a Dec. 20, 2011 DWI conviction in the town of Marcellus. The unlicensed operation charge is also a felony because Schneider's license had been revoked following the 2011 DWI conviction.
Authorities said that Schneider did not own the vehicle he was driving Wednesday but, even though his license had been revoked, he was still subject to the ignition interlock order attached to his prior conviction.
Schneider's bail was set at $50,000 cash or $100,000 bond. Assigned defense attorney Ryan Muldoon and Cayuga County Assistant District Attorney Diane Adsit were present at Friday's arraignment, the DA's office said.
Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann said Friday that Schneider also was convicted of DWI in 2007 in the town of Delhi and was arrested for DWI in Skaneateles in 2000, but pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.
In addition, Schneider is facing multiple previous charges from separate cases.
According to the Auburn Police Department, a warrant was issued for Schneider's arrest July 1 for two misdemeanor counts of second-degree criminal contempt for violating an order of protection. The APD would not comment further on that case.
Schneider was also arrested and charged with second-degree burglary in June and first-degree criminal contempt, second-degree criminal trespassing and endangering the welfare of a child in May.聽
The status of those cases was not immediately available.
Detective Lt. Brian Schenck of the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office said Friday that investigators are still looking to speak to anyone that has information related to this investigation, including witnesses to the crash or any bystanders that assisted at the scene after the collision occurred.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Schenck at the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office at (315) 253-3545.聽
Staff writer Megan Blarr can be reached at (315) 282-2282 or megan.blarr@lee.net. Follow her on Twitter @CitizenBlarr.