CENTER TWP — A township man faces a hearing this month on charges he was drunk while taking a late-night ride on Route 8 aboard an all-terrain vehicle.

State police said a trooper was on patrol duty about 12:15 a.m. April 22 when he spotted a blue Polaris ATV traveling in the southbound lane on Route 8. The vehicle had no rear lights and no registration plate.

The trooper stopped the driver, 32-year-old Matthew A. Hudak, after he turned onto North Benbrook Road. He stumbled backward while getting off the ATV, police said

“He related he had just gone up the road for a ride and was taking another lap,” according to Trooper Richard Giustini's affidavit.

The officer noted Hudak's breath smelled of alcohol and his eyes appeared glassy and bloodshot. The defendant admitted having seven Miller Lite beers within an hour of being stopped, court documents said.

Hudak was arrested after failing field sobriety tests. Later, however, he refused to submit to a breath test after being taken to the police barracks in Butler Township.

In addition to DUI, he is charged separately with DUI on an ATV. Police also cited him for driving the ATV on a road and without rear lights.

Other charges include driving an ATV without insurance and without registration or a registration plate.

Hudak's preliminary hearing is set for May 30 at the office of District Judge Lewis Stoughton in Chicora.