Cicero, NY (WIBX) - State Police arrested a Cicero man for allegedly trying to hit a trooper with his SUV.

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Officials say 33-year old Danford Backus attempted to hit a trooper in the parking lot of a Wegmans grocery store on Brewerton Road in Cicero.

Troopers had responded to the store for a report of a possible intoxicated driver

They say Backus tried to hit the trooper with his vehicle and then fled.

He was into custody without incident in the Town of Manlius.

Backus is facing numerous charges, including two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon, Reckless Endagerment, Aggravated DWI and Failure to Obey a Police Officer.

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