Salina man who killed his girlfriend in a drunk driving incident charged again

Salina (WSYR-TV) – A Salina man with an extensive history of drunk driving offenses who spent nearly four years in prison for killing his girlfriend in a 2003 incident is once again facing DWI charges.

Onondaga County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Joseph Bertrand, 49, in the town of Salina last weekend.

Prison records indicate that Bertrand was granted parole on Aug. 8, 2008.

Bertrand has multiple drunk driving offenses on his record, along with convictions on criminally negligent homicide and manslaughter.

He is due to return to court on his new drunk driving charge on Friday.