Sentence in DWI Case

DELHI – District Attorney Shawn Smith announced today that Ronald Roof, 56, of Franklin, appeared in the Delaware County Court on June 9, 2025, and was sentenced for Driving While Intoxicated, a Class E Felony.    

Roof appeared before the Honorable Gary A. Rosa, Acting Delaware County Court Judge, on June 9, 2025. The defendant had previously pleaded guilty to felony Driving While Intoxicated. Judge Rosa sentenced the defendant to five years of felony probation, and his license was revoked.  As part of the conditions of his sentence, he must have an Ignition Interlock Device installed on any vehicle he owns or drives if he ever obtains a driver’s license.  If he violates his probation, he is subject to being resentenced to 1 and 1/3 to 4 years in jail.

On August 9, 2020, the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a location on State Highway 357 in the Town of Franklin for a single motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival, the driver was not located at the scene.  After locating the driver, identified as Ronald Roof, about a mile from the scene of the accident, it was observed that Roof had slurred speech, watery eyes and an odor of alcohol on him.  Standardized Field Sobriety Tests were conducted, and it was determined that he was intoxicated.

District Attorney Shawn Smith commended Deputy Matthew Vogel and Senior Investigator Christopher Erwin of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office for their work on this case. “Impaired drivers put the lives of every driver and pedestrian at risk.  I am grateful to the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office for their commitment to removing impaired drivers from our roads.”

Shawn J. Smith 

District Attorney 

Delaware County