Victoria E. Freile

An estranged Monroe County couple has been accused of driving drunk in Livingston County Saturday morning.

Erik R. Hasler, 30, of Greece and his ex-wife Leigh A. Hasler, 30, of Rochester were each charged with driving while intoxicated by Livingston County sheriff's deputies Saturday, said Sheriff Thomas Dougherty.

Erik Hasler, the first of the pair to be arrested, was stopped by deputies in Livonia early Saturday. He was arraigned in Geneseo Town Court and remanded to the Livingston County Jail on $500 cash bail, deputies said. Several hours later, Leigh Hasler was charged with DWI when she came to retrieve her ex-husband from the jail.

Dougherty said Leigh Hasler reportedly called ahead to ask how to bail someone out of jail. A jail supervisor saw her pull into the parking lot shortly before 6 a.m. and stumble out of her car.

Leigh Hasler entered the lobby and spoke with a jail supervisor, who in turn called a patrol deputy. Following several field tests in the parking lot, Leigh Hasler was charged with DWI, aggravated DWI and driving with blood-alcohol content greater than .18 percent, which is more than twice the legal threshold for driving while intoxicated.

She was released to a sober driver and is expected to answer the charges at a later date, Dougherty said.

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