OTSELIC – A man pulled over for a traffic violation Monday fled his vehicle on foot, leading a Chenango County Sheriff’s deputy on a chase that eventually ended up with both in the Otselic River.

Michael Debottis, 21, Georgetown, was charged with driving while intoxicated, unlawful possession of marijuana, resisting arrest and refusing to submit to a breath test, said the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office.

At about 6:21 p.m. Monday, a sheriff’s road patrol pulled over Debottis’ pick-up truck along County Road 13 in the Town of Otselic for a routine traffic offense. After stopping his vehicle, Debottis suddenly opened his door and ran towards a wooded embankment near the Otselic River, deputies say.