REPORTER CHARGED WITH DWI

ALBANY -- Longtime state Capitol correspondent and Daily News
reporter Joe Mahoney was arrested and charged with drunken driving
and marijuana possession after police found him sleeping in his car
on Morris Street on Thursday morning.

Mahoney, 52, of Manning Boulevard, had fallen asleep at the wheel in
the middle of the lane, the Mazda SUV still in drive, according to
police. An officer found him at 4:32 a.m.

Police said his alcohol content was 0.10. The legal limit is 0.08.

Mahoney was arraigned Thursday in Albany City Court on a misdemeanor
driving while intoxicated charge and released. He was issued
citations for the alleged marijuana possession and a traffic
violation. A police spokesman did not know when Mahoney was due back in court.

Mahoney, a former Times Union reporter, also appears as a regular
contributor to Channel News 9 in Albany.

"I deeply regret my conduct early this morning," he told the
television station. "I apologize profusely to the community and all
those I have disappointed."