Police: Chestertown man drove drunk with children in the vehicle

A Chestertown man is accused of driving drunk with two children in the vehicle.

Christopher M. Parsels, 44, was stopped by State Police on Aug. 5 around 9:15 p.m. on Main Street in Warrensburg for a traffic violation. He was found to be intoxicated, State Police said.

Two children under the age of 16 were in the vehicle. Parsels was charged with felony DWI and other vehicle and traffic violations. He allegedly refused to provide a sample to determine the alcohol content of his blood. Police said that Parsels did not have a valid driver’s license due to a previous DWI conviction in the last 10 years.