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Monday, March 3, 2014

A Preston man accused of drunk driving on his 21st birthday is facing charges after leading police on a chase through Columbia and Willimantic, authorities said.

Jackob Tate’s blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit and there were open bottles of alcohol in the car, according to Willimantic police.

Tate, of Prodell Road in Preston, was driving his green pickup truck the wrong way on Route 6 in Windham around 8:45 p.m. March 3, police said. It was Tate's birthday.