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Drunk Driver From CT Caught At Train Station After Head-On Hit-Run Crash In NY: Police Drunk Driver From CT Caught At Train Station After Head-On Hit-Run Crash In NY: Police
Drunk Driver From CT Caught At Train Station After Head-On Hit-Run Crash In NY: Police A 35-year-old alleged drunk driver from Connecticut was apprehended while waiting for a train following a head-on crash in Westchester County from which he fled the scene, police said.  Fairfield County resident Rogelio Salamanca-Lopez of Stamford was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 4 in connection with a crash that happened just before 8 p.m. on the same day in New Rochelle, according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne.  At the time of the crash, a pickup truck allegedly driven by Salamanca-Lopez left Interstate 95 North at Exit 16 and collided head-on with a four-…

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by Ben Crnic
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NY Judge Suspends Justin Timberlake's License Amid Drunk Driving Allegations NY Judge Suspends Justin Timberlake's License Amid Drunk Driving Allegations
NY Judge Suspends Justin Timberlake's License Amid Drunk Driving Allegations Pop superstar Justin Timberlake took time out of his European tour to face a New York judge in his alleged drunk driving case on Long Island. The former NSYNC frontman pleaded not guilty to one count of driving while intoxicated during a virtual appearance before Sag Harbor Village Justice Court on Friday morning, Aug. 2. Timberlake, age 43, of Franklin, Tennessee, was arrested shortly after leaving the posh American Hotel in Sag Harbor, around 12:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 18, after a night of drinking with friends, according to multiple news reports. He was held in jail overnight. Earlier …

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by Michael Mashburn & Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed For DWI After Driving Across Darien Front Yard, Police Say Man Nabbed For DWI After Driving Across Darien Front Yard, Police Say
Man Nabbed For DWI After Driving Across Darien Front Yard, Police Say A Fairfield County man was charged with alleged DWI at twice the legal limit after he allegedly drove across the front yard of a home. The incident occurred in Darien on Friday, July 5, on Midbrook Lane. According to Sgt. Mauricio Vigil of the Darien Police, Elder Rodriguez, age 32, of Bridgeport, was charged after officers responded to a resident's complaint of a car driving across his front yard. Vigil said an investigation found that Rodriguez drove his vehicle onto the driveway and lawn of the residence, mistaking it for the road.  Officers on the scene detected the smell of…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Unruly Man, 74, Charged With DUI At Private Darien Club, Police Say Unruly Man, 74, Charged With DUI At Private Darien Club, Police Say
Unruly Man, 74, Charged With DUI At Private Darien Club, Police Say An unruly 74-year-old man was charged with allegedly driving while intoxicated after police were called to a private Fairfield County beach club. Peter Welsh, of Middlesex County in Marlborough, Massachusetts, was arrested on Wednesday, June 19, at the Tokeneke Beach Club in Darien. According to Sgt. Mauricio Vigil of the Darien Police, officers were called to the club on a report of a possible unruly, intoxicated man.  Officers identified the individual as Welsh, who exhibited signs of intoxication and had a small laceration on his arm, Vigil said. Following a series …

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by Kathy Reakes
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IDs Released Of 4 Killed, Including Off-Duty NYPD Cop, 9 Injured In Alleged DWI Crash At Store IDs Released Of 4 Killed, Including Off-Duty NYPD Cop, 9 Injured In Alleged DWI Crash At Store
IDs Released Of 4 Killed, Including Off-Duty Nypd Cop, 9 Injured In Alleged DWI Crash At Store The identities have been released of four people killed, including a police officer, and nine injured after an allegedly drunk driver crashed an SUV into a shop at a New York strip mall. The incident happened on Long Island around 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, in the hamlet of Deer Park. According to Suffolk County Police, the driver, Steven Schwally, age 64, of Dix Hills, was driving a 2020 Chevy Traverse southbound at a high rate of speed through the parking lot in front of 421 Commack Road. He then crossed over Grand Boulevard and continued through the parking lot of 794 Grand B…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Charged With DWI After SUV Crashes Into NY Store, Killing 4, Injuring 9 Man Charged With DWI After SUV Crashes Into NY Store, Killing 4, Injuring 9
Man Charged With DWI After SUV Crashes Into NY Store, Killing 4, Injuring 9 A man has been charged with driving while intoxicated after authorities say he crashed a vehicle into a shop at a New York strip mall, killing four people and injuring nine others. Click here for a new, updated story - IDs Released Of 4 Killed, Including Off-Duty Cop, 9 Injured In Alleged DWI Crash At NY Store The incident happened on Long Island around 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, in the hamlet of Deer Park. According to Suffolk County Police, the man was driving a 2020 Chevy Traverse southbound at a high rate of speed through the parking lot in front of 421 Commack Road. He then cr…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Norwalk Police Officer Arrested For Fourth Time, Accused Of Threatening Citizen Norwalk Police Officer Arrested For Fourth Time, Accused Of Threatening Citizen
Norwalk Police Officer Arrested For Fourth Time, Accused Of Threatening Citizen A patrol officer in Fairfield County who was arrested earlier this year for alleged stalking and harassment and has been arrested three times in the past has been charged again, this time with threatening a citizen. Related: Norwalk Police Officer Charged With Stalking, Harassment Placed On Leave Norwalk Officer Hector Delgado was arrested on Friday, June 7, after Police Chief James Walsh received a complaint from a citizen on Thursday, June 6, who reported an off-duty disturbance involving Delgado.  Walsh said that based on the information received, a criminal invest…

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by Kathy Reakes