A New York state man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly driving a snowmobile while drunk - in June.

Local media report police responded a neighbourhood in Wayland, a town about 80 km south of Rochester because of reports of a man driving a snowmobile across private yards and causing damage.

Officers arrested a man and found him to have a blood alcohol level of 0.18%, police said.

Carl Kruchten, 46, of Wayland, N.Y., is due in court next month.