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Beekman, Hyde Park Men Nabbed For Felony DWI, Cops Say
Two men from the region were nabbed for alleged felony DWI in two separate incidents.
Dutchess County residents Christopher J. Duquette, age 66, of Hyde Park, and Nelson Acevedo, age 53, of Beekman, were both charged on Sunday, June 30, said Capt. John Watterson with the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office.
Duquette was charged after deputies responded to a one-car crash around 8:50 p.m. on Route 9 for a report of a collision, Watterson said.
Watterson said Duquette was identified as the driver of the vehicle. After further interview and investigation, he was taken into custody at t…
Hyde Park Woman Drove Impaired By Drugs With Child In Car, Town Of Poughkeepsie PD Says
A Hyde Park woman was arrested for allegedly driving while impaired by drugs with a child in the vehicle, Town of Poughkeepsie Police said.
Alicia A. Rabenda, 34, was arrested around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, following a traffic stop on Main Street in the Town of Poughkeepsie, Capt. Kevin Faber said.
Once stopped, an investigation found that Rabenda was driving under the influence of drugs with a child in the vehicle, police said. The child was turned over to the care of a family member and a referral was made to Child Protective Services, Faber added.
She was charged under Leandra…
One Charged With Dwai In I-84 Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash
This story has been updated.
State police have arrested a man for DWAI for driving in the wrong direction on Interstate 84, causing a head-on crash that injured three on Wednesday in Putnam County.
Christopher S. Franz, 45, of Broomall, Pennsylvania, was arrested for driving while impaired by drugs, following the crash that took place around 8:20 a.m. Jan. 2 at the I-84 Exit 19 off-ramp onto Route 312 (Southeast), said New York State Trooper AJ Hicks.
An investigation found Franz, driving a 2017 Jeep Cherokee, drove the wrong way on the exit ramp, and struck a 2016 Toyota pickup truck driv…
