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Phillipsburg resident Angel Illesscas' blood alcohol content was nearly three times over the legal limit of .08% in the wreck at the intersection of Caryl Avenue and South Broadway on Saturday, Feb. 17, Yonkers police said.
Surveillance footage captured Illesscas plowing his gray Honda sedan into several vehicles, damaging five cars in addition to his own. The collision also caused one of the cars to hit a utility pole, which damaged several electronics including a Yonkers Police camera, police said.
One person involved in the wreck suffered minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital.
While speaking to Illesscas after the crash, responding officers noticed he was displaying signs of intoxication and administered field sobriety tests, which he failed, the department said.
Illesscas was then arrested and taken to Yonkers City Jail, where a breath test revealed he was almost three times the legal limit, police added. He was charged with aggravated DWI and was then released with an appearance ticket as a result of bail restrictions.
The department later released camera footage of the crash on social media.
"We’re all lucky that someone wasn’t seriously injured during this incident," the department wrote on social media, adding, "This is a stark reminder that drinking and driving do not mix- doing so in Yonkers will land you behind bars."
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