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Drunk Driver From CT Busted With LSD During Traffic Stop, Police Say Drunk Driver From CT Busted With LSD During Traffic Stop, Police Say
Drunk Driver From CT Busted With LSD During Traffic Stop, Police Say A 36-year-old man is facing driving while intoxicated charges after allegedly being caught drunk behind the wheel with illegal drugs in the car, police said. The upstate New York incident happened Thursday evening, Aug. 31, in Warren County, on Route 9 in Lake George, according to state police. Connecticut resident Andrew Tustian, of Stratford, was stopped for multiple vehicle and traffic law violations before troopers determined he was intoxicated, police said. Troopers also discovered multiple controlled substances in the car, including lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), according to poli…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Report Of Erratic Driver Leads To Operating Under Influence Charge For CT Man Report Of Erratic Driver Leads To Operating Under Influence Charge For CT Man
Report Of Erratic Driver Leads To Operating Under Influence Charge For CT Man A 52-year-old man was charged after police said he drove in Fairfield County while intoxicated at more than three times the legal limit.  Police responded to a report of an erratic driver in the area of Post Road and Hecker Avenue in Darien shortly after 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, the Darien Police Department said. Police said an officer found the vehicle in the parking lot of 1358 Post Road, and the officer reported smelling alcohol when interacting with the driver, identified as New Haven County resident Brad Lenart, of Wallingford.  Authorities said Lenart was given fi…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
CT 23-Year-Old Accused Of Driving With BAC Three Times Legal Limit CT 23-Year-Old Accused Of Driving With BAC Three Times Legal Limit
CT 23-Year-Old Accused Of Driving With BAC Three Times Legal Limit A 23-year-old man was charged after police said he drove in Fairfield County with a BAC three times the legal limit. An officer saw a vehicle in Darien that had pulled over on Noroton Avenue with hazard lights at about 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 10, according to the Darien Police Department. The driver then turned the hazard lights off and drove away, police said.  The officer tried to pull the vehicle over and saw it weaving in the travel lane, police said.  When the officer approached the driver, identified as Mario Sorto-Padilla, of Stamford, he told the officer that he had…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
IDs Released For Three Women Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver Near NY Event Venue IDs Released For Three Women Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver Near NY Event Venue
IDs Released For Three Women Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver Near NY Event Venue The identities have been released who three women who were killed after a crash involving a drunk driver in front of an event venue in New York, police said. At around 11:10 p.m. Saturday, May 21 on Long Island, a 2010 Lincoln Town Car with a driver and five occupants was struck in the eastbound lane of Jericho Turnpike in New Hyde Park by a 2012 Mercedes-Benz sedan occupied by only the driver, according to Nassau County Police.  The incident happened in front of 214 Jericho Turnpike, the location of The Inn at New Hyde Park, a facility for events and weddings. (See…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Three Female Passengers Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver Near NY Event Venue, Police Say Three Female Passengers Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver Near NY Event Venue, Police Say
Three Female Passengers Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver Near NY Event Venue, Police Say Updated story: IDs Released For Three Women Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver Near NY Event Venue Three female passengers were killed after a crash involving a drunk driver that happened overnight in front of an event venue in New York, police said. At around 11:10 p.m. Saturday, May 21 on Long Island, a 2010 Lincoln Town Car with a driver and five occupants was struck in the eastbound lane of Jericho Turnpike in New Hyde Park by a 2012 Mercedes-Benz sedan occupied by only the driver, according to Nassau County Police.  The incident happened in front …

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by Joe Lombardi
Sports
Former NY Mets GM Found Not Guilty Of DUI After CT Party Former NY Mets GM Found Not Guilty Of DUI After CT Party
Former NY Mets GM Found Not Guilty Of DUI After CT Party He’s safe! Former New York Mets General Manager Zack Scott was found not guilty of driving while intoxicated and other charges following his arrest in Westchester last summer. Scott, age 44, was busted for allegedly driving while intoxicated when he was busted at approximately 4:15 a.m. on Aug. 31, 2021, in White Plains, allegedly after attending a Fairfield County fundraiser at Mets owner Steve Cohen's Greenwich home. Original story - Acting Mets GM Accused Of Driving Drunk In Westchester, Reports Say A judge ordered Scott to pay a pair of parking tickets worth $100 each with an $88 surc…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
DWI Driver From CT Accused Of Assaulting Woman During Altercation DWI Driver From CT Accused Of Assaulting Woman During Altercation
DWI Driver From CT Accused Of Assaulting Woman During Altercation An argument that escalated into a physical altercation between a man and woman driving on I-95 led to his arrest when he began punching his female passenger, state police said. Stamford resident Brayan Escudero, age 29, was driving north on I-95 at approximately 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4 in Westchester when they got into a fight on the shoulder of the roadway in New Rochelle. Police said that the initial investigation determined that the two had been involved in an argument while driving, at which point Escudero allegedly pulled over to the side, where the incident escalated, and he pun…

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by Zak Failla
News
Trial Set For Acting Mets GM Busted For DWI After Fundraiser In CT Trial Set For Acting Mets GM Busted For DWI After Fundraiser In CT
Trial Set For Acting Mets GM Busted For DWI After Fundraiser In CT Acting New York Mets General Manager Zack Scott is going from the front office to the front of a courtroom following his arrest for alleged impaired driving in Westchester County following a visit to owner Steve Cohen’s Connecticut home over the summer. Scott, age 44, was busted for allegedly driving while intoxicated when he was busted at approximately 4:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 31 in White Plains, allegedly after attending a Fairfield County fundraiser at Cohen's Greenwich home. It is alleged that at the time he was approached by officers on South Lexington Avenue in White Plains, Scott …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
CT Woman Drove Drunk At Three Times Legal Limit, Police Say CT Woman Drove Drunk At Three Times Legal Limit, Police Say
CT Woman Drove Drunk At Three Times Legal Limit, Police Say A Fairfield County woman was nabbed allegedly driving drunk at three times the legal limit following a crash between a car and a pickup truck. Damarys F. Correa, age 37, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 10 on Route I-90 in Schenectady County by New York State Police, after she struck a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck. When troopers arrived on the scene, they found that Correa was intoxicated and was taken into custody, said Trooper Tara McCormick. Once at police headquarters, Correa was given a blood-alcohol test which registered at .24 percent or three times the legal l…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Acting New York Mets GM Placed On Administrative Leave Following DWI Bust Acting New York Mets GM Placed On Administrative Leave Following DWI Bust
Acting New York Mets GM Placed On Administrative Leave Following DWI Bust Zack Scott, the acting general manager of the New York Mets had his driving privileges revoked after being arraigned for allegedly driving while intoxicated when he was found asleep behind the wheel in the Hudson Valley. Scott, age 44, of Rye, was charged in White Plains City Court with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, while being cited for disobeying a traffic control device, illegally stopping on a highway, and failure to notify the DMV of an address change, all infractions. During his arraignment, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that Scott’s driving privileg…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Video Shows Dramatic Rescue Of Baby Trapped Under Car In NY Video Shows Dramatic Rescue Of Baby Trapped Under Car In NY
Video Shows Dramatic Rescue Of Baby Trapped Under Car In NY A dramatic video shows the moment an alleged drunk driver hits a woman and her baby before plowing into a Westchester barbershop and the intense rescue by two hero cops that followed. The incident took place around 8:30 a.m., Friday, July 23, at 124 Lake Ave., in Yonkers, when David Poncurak, age 43, was driving north on Morningside Avenue when he turned into the westbound lane of Lake Avenue, Yonkers Police Sergeant Frank DiDomizio said. While doing so he hit a curb, a parked car, and two people as he continued to accelerate and drove into the barbershop, said police. At the same, t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hartford Man Involved In Crash Near Toll Booth Charged With Operating Under Influence Hartford Man Involved In Crash Near Toll Booth Charged With Operating Under Influence
Hartford Man Involved In Crash Near Toll Booth Charged With Operating Under Influence A Hartford man is facing charges after New York State Police  caught him allegedly driving a motor vehicle when he had a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit. On July 12 at around 10:15 p.m., New York State Police received a report that a person in a Toyota Rav4 had hit and damaged some property, without stopping, while entering the Thruway in Utica, New York State Police said. When State Troopers located the suspected vehicle they allegedly found the driver Tays Nying, 30, of Hartford, intoxicated, police said. Nying was taken to SP Schuyler where his blood-alcohol content …

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by Kristin Palpini