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Ossining Man Faces DWI Charge After Route 6 Crash In Yorktown
An Ossining man faces DWI charges after he was busted by Yorktown Police for allegedly causing a vehicle crash while driving drunk. Manuel Cochancela, 36, was arrested on Tuesday around 2:15 p.m. after a Yorktown police officer watched as he turned his red Ford truck erratically from Lee Road and collided with another vehicle on westbound Route 6, Yorktown Police said. An investigation at the scene of the crash found Cochancela was allegedly intoxicated, and a computer check revealed that he was unlicensed and had a prior conviction for DWI in the past 10 years, police said. Cochancela was…
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Westchester Man Busted By State Police With .21 Percent BAC, Police Say
A man driving drunk with a blood-alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit was arrested for his second DWI in Westchester, police said. New York State Police troopers stopped a vehicle on I-287 in Greenburgh shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, when the driver, Elmsford resident Alexander Ramos committed several vehicle and traffic violations. During the subsequent stop, troopers said that Ramos, was found to be intoxicated and he was arrested. At the New York State Police barracks in Tarrytown, a breathalyzer determined that Ramos’ blood alcohol content was .21 percent. Ramos was also …
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Man Busted With BAC Nearly Triple Limit In Route 6 Stop, Sheriff Says
A Route 6 speeding stop led to an aggravated DWI charge for a Mahopac man who was driving with a blood alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit. A member of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office on patrol shortly after midnight on Saturday, Dec. 8 stopped a vehicle on Route 6 in Carmel when it was spotted speeding in the area. The vehicle eventually came to a rest near the intersection of Drewville Road and Crafts Road. During the stop, a Sheriff’s Deputy found that 30-year-old Michael Murtagh was allegedly intoxicated. Murtagh was arrested at the scene and a breathalyzer found that his b…
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Tesla Driver Busted For Aggravated DWI, Driving Too Slow, In Westchester
A Westchester resident was busted by police with a blood alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit after he was spotted driving a Tesla excessively slow with a flat tire. Officers on patrol shortly before 4:15 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11 on Post Road in Scarsdale spotted Xuanmin Chen, 40, driving south on the roadway “at a very low rate of speed” with a flat right front tire. He eventually stopped in the parking lot of the Scarsdale Congregational Church. Police said that while speaking with Chen during the traffic stop, officers detected the odor of alcohol on his breath and his “eyes were…
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Woman Weaving On Northern Westchester Roadway Charged With DWI, Police Say
A female motorist who was allegedly slowly weaving in and out of the shoulder of a Yorktown roadway was busted driving with a blood alcohol content more than double the legal limit, police said. An officer from the Yorktown Police Department on routine patrol shortly after 2:15 a.m. on Thursday morning stopped Putnam Valley resident Kayla Muniz on Foothill Street, when she was spotted swerving on the road. During the subsequent traffic stop, police said that it was determined that Muniz, 24, was allegedly intoxicated and there was an open container of alcohol inside her vehicle. It is furth…
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Man Three Times Legal Limit Charged In Northern Westchester Crash That Injured Three Teens
A 32-year-old man three times the legal blood-alcohol limit injured three teens in a crash in Northern Westchester on Friday, Oct. 26, state police said. Troopers were dispatched to Croton Avenue, in the town of Cortlandt at approximately 7:05 p.m., for a two-car motor vehicle collision with injuries. An investigation determined Putnam Valley resident Kevin Singleton was traveling south on Croton Avenue, and entered the northbound lane with his 2013 Ford F150. Singleton struck a northbound 2017 Honda Civic occupied by the three teens, causing injuries to each. The vehicle overturned in t…
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Man Driving Wrong-Way On I-87 In Westchester Faces Aggravated DWI Charge, Police Say
A Westchester motorist was busted with a blood-alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit during an early morning wrong-way driving incident on I-87 in the area. New York State Police troopers were dispatched to a stretch of I-87 in Ardsley at approximately 2:39 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 1, where there was a report of a potential wrong-way driver on the interstate. Investigators said that they located a vehicle being driven by Aldrin Gastelu Chuquihuac, who was driving in the opposite direction of travel on the interstate. During the subsequent traffic stop with Chuquihuac, troopers said that…
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Motorist Who Hit I-684 Guardrail Multiple Times Convicted Of Aggravated DWI
A motorist who hit a guardrail on I-684 multiple times with a child in the car was convicted in a jury trial of aggravated driving while intoxicated, a Class E felony, on Thursday, Aug. 23. Clayton Edmonds, who seven prior convictions, was driving from the Saw Mill Parkway onto I-684 on Nov. 22, 2017, when three calls for erratic driving were made to Westchester 911, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy said. Edmonds proceeded to hit the guardrail on I-684 multiple times and swerved across all lanes of traffic, Tendy said. Members of the Westchester County Police and New York State…
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Police: Westchester Man Found Slumped Over In Mercedes Facing DWI Charges
A disoriented man who was found slumped over in his Mercedes with the engine running, allegedly drunk in Westchester, is facing a series of misdemeanor charges after police officers needed to wake him up while he was behind the wheel. A Scarsdale Police officer on patrol shortly before 6:15 a.m. on Sunday morning spotted a 2013 Mercedes Benz 4DSD stopped on the southbound side of Palmer Avenue, with the driver slumped over in the driver’s seat with the key sitting on the center console. Police said that the officer approached the vehicle and found that the windows were down and the motor wa…
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Wanted Westchester Man Busted For DWI With Infant, Child In Car, Police Say
A wanted Westchester man driving with a blood alcohol content nearly double the legal limit with a 6-year-old and 9-month old child asleep in the car without safety belts is facing a series of charges after being busted in Scarsdale during an early morning speeding stop. While on patrol shortly before 4 a.m. on Monday morning, a Scarsdale police officer stopped White Plains resident Javier Galeno Morales, 31, for speeding on Post Road after he drove through a red light at the intersection of Olmsted Road. During the stop, the officer reported that Morales stated he had several beers in Whit…
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Teen Drunk Driver Involved In Area Crash Had Child In Car, Police Say
A teenager was busted by state police for allegedly drinking and driving with a minor in the back of the vehicle following a crash in Dutchess County. New York State Police troopers were dispatched to Halls Corner Road in Dover at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night, where there was a reported crash. The subsequent investigation into the crash determined that 17-year-old Dover resident Jorge Guzman had been operating the vehicle under the influence of alcohol with a child under the age of 16 in the car. Troopers arrested Guzman, who was charged with a felony count of aggravated drivin…
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DWI Motorist Caught With Nearly 4 Grams Of Marijuana In Route 6 Stop
A 34-year-old woman driving with a blood alcohol content more than double the legal limit attempted to deceive state police troopers during a traffic stop in Putnam County, using several names before being arrested on DWI and drug charges, a New York State Police spokesperson said. Police said that shortly before 2:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, troopers stopped Danbury resident Tiela Taft on Route 6 in Southeast after she was spotted making a vehicle and traffic law violation. During the subsequent stop, troopers said that there was the strong odor of alcohol on Taft’s breath, and the smell of…
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