1, 1988, after allegedly serving alcohol or permitting alcohol to be served to minors at a party he hosted. His case was discharged under contemplation of dismissal. After his arrest, Griffo accused the officer who arrested him of being 'disgruntled', despite the Rome Police having legitimate grounds for an arrest. Later the Rome Democratic Party hired attorney Robert Abrams to probe into Rome Judge James Kehoe's disposition of charges against Joseph Griffo. Griffo was involved in a two-vehicle collision on East Oak Street in Rome. Police said the state senator caused the crash at the stop sign intersection at North James Street. The young female victim in the other car complained of shoulder pain, was later taken to Rome Memorial Hospital by a family member, police stated. The report said that Griffo "has a physical disability causing loss of vision in his right eye, which may have been a contributing factor" in the accident. Griffo "was determined to be at fault in regards to this collision," the report said, but he was not ticketed. References External links New York State Senate: Joseph A. Griffo Official Griffo for Senate Homepage County executives in New York (state) Living people Republican Party New York (state) state senators Politicians from Rome, New York State University of New York at Brockport alumni 1956 births 21st-century American politicians