Ballston Spa

Terrence Rudes thought his trip would take him back in time.

It earned him prison time instead.

In September, Rudes tried to do his best "Back to the Future" impression by mixing LSD and alcohol and then trying to drive his car into another vehicle because he "thought I could time travel and drive through (the other car) ... I wanted to see what would happen."

The laws of physics, however, did not comply. Neither did the laws of New York state.

Rudes crashed into another vehicle and injured the driver.

On Thursday, Rudes, 22, of Ballston Lake was sentenced to 1½ to 3 years in prison after pleading guilty to vehicular assault.

"This defendant mixed alcohol and drugs and believed he could time travel like the movie 'Back to the Future,'" Saratoga County District Attorney James Murphy said. "He told the police that he intentionally drove into the other car to see what would happen."

The crash occurred Sept. 17 on Church Avenue. Rudes crossed a double-yellow line and collided head-on with the other car.

"The driver of the other vehicle is fortunate to have only suffered injury and not death," Murphy said.

Rudes will also have his license revoked for one year and have to have an interlock device on his vehicle for three years.

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