DWI Crash: Greene County Man Hits Parked Cop Cars, Police Say

A man was arrested on Long Island after he allegedly drove drunk, crashing into two parked police cars.

Greene County resident Richard Welch, age 59, was arrested in Valley Stream after he allegedly drove drunk, hitting two parked Nassau County Police cars.
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02/16/2024 10:00 a.m.

It happened on Monday, Feb. 12 in Valley Stream, according to Nassau County Police.

Just after 10 p.m. that day, 59-year-old Capital Region resident Richard Welch, who lives in the hamlet of Climax in Greene County, was driving his black pickup truck on South Central Avenue.

He was driving south when he rammed into two Nassau County Police cars, which were parked on the side of the road tending to a different call.

Welch was taken to a nearby hospital. It is unclear what his condition is.

No other injuries were reported, though both cop cars were heavily damaged, according to authorities.

Welch was charged with DWI and will be arraigned at Hempstead’s First District Court when it is medically practical.

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