Conviction in Colchester DWI Case - 16 November 2025

COLCHESTER – District Attorney Shawn Smith announced today that Ayse Ustares, 51, of Dobbs Ferry, New York, appeared in the Town of Colchester Downsville Court on November 4, 2025, and pleaded guilty to one count of Operating a Motor Vehicle with .08 of 1% Alcohol or More in Blood, an Unclassified Misdemeanor.   

Ustares appeared before the Honorable Nona Lavorgna, Town of Colchester Court Judge, on November 4, 2025, and pleaded guilty.  Judge Lavorgna adjourned sentencing and placed the defendant on interim probation pending sentencing.   As part of the conditions of her release, she will also have to attend a Victim Impact Panel and successfully complete an Impaired Driver Program as well as submit to warrantless searches and random drug tests.  She is also required to install an ignition interlock device in any vehicle she owns or operates. If she violates any condition, Judge Lavorgna could sentence her to one year in jail.  

On November 3, 2024, Colchester Police Officer Bryanna Houck was driving on County Highway 7 when she observed a car stopped in the roadway. Officer Houck conducted a traffic stop and interviewed the driver, identified as Ayes Ustares.  Officer Houck smelled an alcoholic odor on Ustares and noticed impaired motor coordination. Standardized Field Sobriety Tests were then administered at the scene, and it was determined that Ustares was impaired.  

Senior Special Assistant District Attorney David Rikard prosecuted the case.

District Attorney Shawn Smith commended Officer Houck for her work in this case.  “Law enforcement is doing a remarkable job removing impaired drivers from our roads.”