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Drunk Driver From Dutchess County Caught With 12-Year-Old Son In Car: Police Drunk Driver From Dutchess County Caught With 12-Year-Old Son In Car: Police
Drunk Driver From Dutchess County Caught With 12-Year-Old Son In Car: Police A Hudson Valley man faces numerous charges after authorities caught him driving while drunk with his 12-year-old son in the car as well as a variety of pills, police said. The arrest stemmed from an incident in Putnam County that began on Tuesday, June 13 just before 3:20 a.m., when Kent Police received a report of trespassing in progress on Schrade Road.  Police then learned from the complainant that their stepfather, 40-year-old Dutchess County resident Eric Mazzarese of Poughkeepsie, was refusing to leave the residence.  When Kent officers traveled to the residence, they …
Woman Busted Driving Stolen Car While Drunk In Region, Police Say Woman Busted Driving Stolen Car While Drunk In Region, Police Say
Woman Busted Driving Stolen Car While Drunk In Region, Police Say A 44-year-old woman from the region is facing charges after police allegedly caught her driving a stolen car while intoxicated. Troopers stopped Kelly Golden, of Albany, at around 10:40 p.m. Monday, May 29, for an alleged vehicle and traffic law violation on Washington Avenue in Albany. During their interaction, troopers determined that Golden was under the influence of alcohol and arrested her, according to State Police. Testing later revealed she had a blood alcohol content of .08 percent. Not long after, the owner of the vehicle showed up and told troopers that the car had been stolen …
Stumbling Man Hits Victim In Head With Beer Bottle During Argument In Hudson Valley, Police Say Stumbling Man Hits Victim In Head With Beer Bottle During Argument In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Stumbling Man Hits Victim In Head With Beer Bottle During Argument In Hudson Valley, Police Say A Hudson Valley man faces assault charges after allegedly hitting a victim in the head with a beer bottle when they tried to prevent him from driving, police said.  The incident happened in Putnam County on Monday, April 24 at midnight, when Carmel Police received a report from a resident who said he had been assaulted by an unknown man in Mahopac in the area of Miller Road, according to Lieutenant Michael Bodo.  An officer then responded to the scene and spoke with the victim, who added that he had spotted the man stumbling down the road and had confronted him in an attempt to st…
Area Woman Driving Drunk Charged After Wrong-Way Crash, State Police Say Area Woman Driving Drunk Charged After Wrong-Way Crash, State Police Say
Area Woman Driving Drunk Charged After Wrong-Way Crash, State Police Say A woman allegedly driving the wrong way on I-84 causing a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer in Northern Fairfield County has been charged with DUI. Crystal Smith, age 41, of Danbury, was arrested around 2:15 a.m., Monday, Oct. 31 in Newtown. According to Connecticut State Police, troopers responded to a report of a wrong-way driver colliding head-on with a tractor-trailer while driving westbound in the eastbound lane on I-84 in the area of exit 9, in the town of Newtown. Upon arrival, Smith and the truck driver were out of their vehicles. to be out of their vehicles. During th…
2 Police Officers Injured After Driver Crashes Into Patrol Car In Hudson Valley 2 Police Officers Injured After Driver Crashes Into Patrol Car In Hudson Valley
2 Police Officers Injured After Driver Crashes Into Patrol Car In Hudson Valley Two Westchester police officers were injured after an alleged drunk driver pulled over for traffic violations backed into their police cruiser. The incident took place in Yonkers around 3 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 24 on Bronx River Road. According to Det. Lt.  Dean Politopoulos, of the Yonkers Police, during the stop the driver backed his vehicle into the police car.  The officers received minor injuries, police said. The driver, who was not identified, was arrested and charged with DUI.
I-87 Stop Leads To DWI, Multiple Felony Charges For 35-Year-Old I-87 Stop Leads To DWI, Multiple Felony Charges For 35-Year-Old
I-87 Stop Leads To DWI, Multiple Felony Charges For 35-Year-Old What began as a traffic stop on a stretch of the New York Thruway ended with a 35-year-old man behind bars, facing multiple felony charges, authorities said. State police in Saratoga County stopped Albany resident James Delessio just after 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, as he drove on I-87 in the town of Malta. A trooper had observed his Honda Accord commit multiple moving violations, police said. During their conversation, troopers determined that Delessio was intoxicated. He was also found to be in possession of drugs, police said. As troopers attempted to arrest Delessio he resisted and inj…
Mother Of 3 Among Dead Following Wrong-Way Crash In Fairfield County Mother Of 3 Among Dead Following Wrong-Way Crash In Fairfield County
Mother Of 3 Among Dead Following Wrong-Way Crash In Fairfield County Two people are dead, including a mother of three, after a wrong-way driver triggered a chain reaction crash in Fairfield County. The wreck happened at around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 24, on Route 8 in Bridgeport, according to Connecticut State Police. Troopers said a Ford van was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes when it struck another vehicle head-on near the Main Street exit. The impact killed 41-year-old Monica Wilson, of Westport, police said. Two children in Wilson’s car suffered non-life-threatening injuries. A passenger in the van, identified as 46-year-old Ananias Casti…
Parolee Nabbed For DWI, Possession Of Weapon In Area, Police Say Parolee Nabbed For DWI, Possession Of Weapon In Area, Police Say
Parolee Nabbed For DWI, Possession Of Weapon In Area, Police Say A man on parole for manslaughter is facing new legal trouble after he was allegedly busted driving drunk and carrying a gun, New York State Police said. Troopers stopped Orange County resident Michael Maisonet, age 44, of New Windsor, at around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, May 5, as he drove on Renwick Street in Newburgh. During their conversation with him, troopers determined that Maisonet was impaired by alcohol and arrested him, police said. As he was being apprehended, troopers found a 9mm semi-automatic pistol in his pants, along with a loaded, 17-round magazine, police said. Maisonet was c…
Drunk Driver From Area Crashes Into Barn, Police Say Drunk Driver From Area Crashes Into Barn, Police Say
Drunk Driver From Area Crashes Into Barn, Police Say A man from the region was arrested for driving drunk after hitting a parked car and then slamming into a barn. The incident took place in Monroe County in Rochester around 11:40 p.m., Wednesday, May 4 on Washington Street. Sullivan County resident Matthew Goldsmith, age 31, of Kauneonga Lake, was arrested after he allegedly drove his GMC pickup truck through an intersection and into a driveway, said Lt. Brian Unterborn, of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. The truck then struck an unoccupied vehicle that was parked in the driveway and then a barn on the property causing damage …
Man Sentenced For Wrong-Way DWI Crash That Killed A Hudson Valley Mom, 32 Man Sentenced For Wrong-Way DWI Crash That Killed A Hudson Valley Mom, 32
Man Sentenced For Wrong-Way DWI Crash That Killed A Hudson Valley Mom, 32 A Northern Westchester man will spend years in prison after admitting to drinking, driving, and killing a woman in a head-on crash. Yorktown resident Mark Cope was sentenced to a term of between three and nine years in state prison for causing a wrong-way, head-on collision he caused while intoxicated in December 2020 that resulted in the death of an Ossining mother. Cope, age 41, was sentenced on Friday, April 15 after pleading guilty to: Three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide; Second-degree manslaughter; Aggravated vehicular assault; Vehicular assault; Third-degree assault; Aggra…
Area Woman Nabbed Driving Drunk With Kids In Vehicle On I-84, Police Say Area Woman Nabbed Driving Drunk With Kids In Vehicle On I-84, Police Say
Area Woman Nabbed Driving Drunk With Kids In Vehicle On I-84, Police Say A 30-year-old woman from the Hudson Valley was busted for allegedly drinking and driving the wrong way on I-84 with children in the car, state police said. Shortly after 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, New York State Police troopers from the Greenville barracks in Orange County were dispatched to a stretch of I-84 near exit 1 in Wawayanda, where there was a report of a wrong-way driver. According to police, the driver - later identified as Newburgh resident Rosalinda Lucero, age 30 - had multiple near-misses with several vehicles on the roadway before she could be tracked down by troopers.…
Suspect Nabbed After Police Sergeant Dragged During Dutchess Traffic Stop Suspect Nabbed After Police Sergeant Dragged During Dutchess Traffic Stop
Suspect Nabbed After Police Sergeant Dragged During Dutchess Traffic Stop A New York State trooper was injured when he was dragged by a vehicle he had stopped for a traffic violation in the Hudson Valley. Sergeant Gregory Lischak was injured in Dutchess County around 1:30 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 16 during the stop on Route 9G in Rhinebeck. A preliminary investigation determined the driver, Nicolas Antunano, age 23, of Poughkeepsie, was wanted on an outstanding warrant, said Trooper AJ Hicks. While attempting to take Antunano into custody, Antunano abruptly drove away from the scene, dragging Lischak, he added. State Police immediately began to search the area for…
Man Killed, Officer Injured In Head-On Dutchess County Crash, Police Say Man Killed, Officer Injured In Head-On Dutchess County Crash, Police Say
Man Killed, Officer Injured In Head-On Dutchess County Crash, Police Say A 49-year-old man was killed and an officer injured during a two-vehicle head-on crash. It happened in Dutchess County shortly before 10 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5, in Beacon. Derron E. Holmes, of Beacon, was killed in the crash involving a Subaru Outback and a Jeep Grand Cherokee. According to Det. Sgt. Jason Johnson, of the Beacon Police Department, Holmes was driving the Subaru in the area of Fishkill Avenue in Beacon, when he collided head-on with the Jeep. When officers arrived on the scene, Holmes was not breathing and did not have a pulse. First aid was performed before he …
Hudson Valley Attorney Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed 22-Year-Old Man Hudson Valley Attorney Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed 22-Year-Old Man
Hudson Valley Attorney Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed 22-Year-Old Man A criminal defense attorney will spend time behind bars after admitting to driving drunk in Northern Westchester and crashing head-on into a vehicle, killing a 22-year-old man, authorities announced. Robert Schuster, age 53, of Bedford, has been sentenced to a term of between two and six years in state prison after pleading guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide for his role in the fatal crash that took the life of Mount Kisco resident Diego Trejo in December 2019. The Westchester DA’s Office had requested that the court impose a sentence of 5 to 15 years in state prison Westchester Count…
Area Man Nabbed For DWI After Rollover Crash, Police Say Area Man Nabbed For DWI After Rollover Crash, Police Say
Area Man Nabbed For DWI After Rollover Crash, Police Say An area man was nabbed for alleged driving under the influence after crashing and rolling his vehicle. Nicholas A. Duffy-Godwin, age 24, of the hamlet of Palenville in Greene County, was arrested around 2:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 27, in Ulster County following the crash in Saugerties. According to Saugerties Police, Duffy-Godwin lost control of his vehicle and rolled it while traveling at a high rate of speed in the area of Mike Draut Road. An investigation found that Duffy-Godwin was driving under the influence and he was arrested and charged with: DWI Aggravated DWI Speed not reasonabl…
Man Passed Out In Area Walgreen's Parking Lot In Region Nabbed For DWI/Drugs, Police Say Man Passed Out In Area Walgreen's Parking Lot In Region Nabbed For DWI/Drugs, Police Say
Man Passed Out In Area Walgreen's Parking Lot In Region Nabbed For DWI/Drugs, Police Say An area man was charged with DWI/drugs after he was allegedly found passed out in the middle of a Walgreen parking in his vehicle with the motor running. Sullivan County resident Jason Roberts, age 32, of Forestburgh, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 22, after Monticello Police received a call about a suspicious vehicle in the Walgreen's parking lot.  According to Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police, when officers arrived, Roberts was awakened by the officer and while being handcuffed, physically struggled with the officer before being taken into custody, Johnstone said.…
Trial Set For Acting Mets GM Busted For Alleged DWI In Hudson Valley Trial Set For Acting Mets GM Busted For Alleged DWI In Hudson Valley
Trial Set For Acting Mets GM Busted For Alleged DWI In Hudson Valley Acting New York Mets General Manager Zack Scott is going from the front office to the front of a courtroom following his arrest for alleged impaired driving in Westchester County following a visit to owner Steve Cohen’s Connecticut home over the summer. Scott, age 44, was busted for allegedly driving while intoxicated when he was busted at approximately 4:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 31 in White Plains, allegedly after attending a Fairfield County fundraiser at Cohen's Greenwich home. It is alleged that at the time he was approached by officers on South Lexington Avenue in White Plains, Scott …
Man Accused Of Operating Lawn Mower While Drunk, NY State Police Say Man Accused Of Operating Lawn Mower While Drunk, NY State Police Say
Man Accused Of Operating Lawn Mower While Drunk, NY State Police Say Police arrested an upstate New York man for allegedly riding his lawn mower on the road with a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit. Clinton County resident John Ormsby, age 58, of Schuyler Falls, was arrested at about 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 29, New York State Police reported.  Police said Ormsby was stopped on his lawn mower when he was traveling through the intersection of State Route 22B and Norrisville Road in Schuyler Falls. Authorities said Ormsby's BAC was determined to be 0.22 percent. State Police said Ormsby was charged with felony driving while intoxica…
Hudson Valley Man Charged With DUI Following Crash, State Police Say Hudson Valley Man Charged With DUI Following Crash, State Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Charged With DUI Following Crash, State Police Say A Northern Westchester man was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence after losing control of his vehicle and hitting an embankment. Christopher Sweeting, age unavailable, of Yorktown, was arrested around 11 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 15 in Cortlandt, following the crash on Bear Mountain Bridge Road, said. Trooper AJ Hicks. According to Hicks, Sweeting was traveling across the Bear Mountain Bridge Road when he crossed the center line and hit an embankment near Route 9. Sweeting, who was injured, was transported to Westchester Medical Center, he added. He was charged with DUI and issue…
Park Ranger Driving Drunk On Job Crashes With Daughters In Vehicle, Sheriff Says Park Ranger Driving Drunk On Job Crashes With Daughters In Vehicle, Sheriff Says
Park Ranger Driving Drunk On Job Crashes With Daughters In Vehicle, Sheriff Says A park ranger on duty in the Hudson Valley crashed a county vehicle while his two daughters were passengers, according to authorities. Orange County resident Christopher Granata, age 41, of New Windsor, was involved in the crash while on duty in Rockland County at the Haverstraw Bay County Park during an Independence Day fireworks celebration, according to Rockland Sheriff Louis Falco. On Monday, July 5, at around 8:50 p.m., Granata was operating a county John Deere “Gator” utility task vehicle with his two daughters, ages 1 and 7, in the front passenger seat, Falco said…
NY Man Driving Tractor Was Plowed -- At Nearly Four Times Legal Limit, Police Say NY Man Driving Tractor Was Plowed -- At Nearly Four Times Legal Limit, Police Say
NY Man Driving Tractor Was Plowed -- At Nearly Four Times Legal Limit, Police Say New York State Police are saying a man was driving a tractor while his blood alcohol content was nearly four times the legal limit. State troopers arrested Steven Harrison, age 42, on Monday, July 5 in the area of Weaver Dam Road in Petersburg, located in Rensselaer County, about 28 miles east of Albany, near the Massachusetts border. Police had received a report of a tractor swerving as it drove down the street.  Police said state troopers located the driver, who was identified as Harrison, a resident of Petersburg. He was taken into custody after failing a roadside sobriety test, S…
Man Charged With DUI After Head-On Crash Injures Woman In Area Man Charged With DUI After Head-On Crash Injures Woman In Area
Man Charged With DUI After Head-On Crash Injures Woman In Area A 20-year-old man has been arrested for alleged DWI after a crash injured a woman. Elvis Sangurima, of Peekskill, was arrested on Thursday, March 4, after Putnam County Sheriff's deputies responded to a head-on crash on Route 9, in the town of Philipstown. Upon arriving at the scene, Deputy Kevin Radovich observed two cars in the roadway. Fire Department vehicles were also on the scene and EMTs were attending to the 37-year-old female driver of a 2020 jeep, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said. Radovich approached Sangurima, the driver of the second vehicle, and began his…
Woman Arrested For Driving While High In Area, Having Stolen Credit Cards, Police Say Woman Arrested For Driving While High In Area, Having Stolen Credit Cards, Police Say
Woman Arrested For Driving While High In Area, Having Stolen Credit Cards, Police Say An area woman is behind bars after police found that she was allegedly driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and in possession of several stolen credit cards. Destiny S. Pettway, age 30, of Newburgh, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 26, by New York State Police after troopers responded to a report of a sick person on I-87 in the town of Bethlehem, said Trooper Tara McCormick. According to McCormick, while interviewing Pettaway, troopers determined that she was intoxicated and in possession of drugs, as well as several stolen credit cards. A probable cause search of the vehicle resul…
ID Released For Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Crash ID Released For Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Crash
ID Released For Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Crash The identity has been released of a woman killed in a  wrong-way crash involving another driver allegedly impaired by alcohol in Northern Westchester. The crash happened around 9:10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23 on Route 9 in the area of Main Street in Peekskill. An initial investigation revealed a black 2018 Audi Q7 operated by Mark E. Cope, age 41, of Yorktown, was traveling the wrong way northbound in the southbound lanes of Route 9, state police said.  The Audi struck a southbound 2020 Acura MDX containing three occupants, according to state police. The operator of the Acura, 32-y…
Westchester Woman Admits To Role In Fatal Saw Mill River Parkway Crash Westchester Woman Admits To Role In Fatal Saw Mill River Parkway Crash
Westchester Woman Admits To Role In Fatal Saw Mill River Parkway Crash A Westchester woman has admitted to her role in a fatal crash on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Hastings-on-Hudson last summer and will now face time behind bars. Yonkers resident Kristen Lynn pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Dec. 8 following the death of a 28-year-old woman who was killed on the Parkway in July last year.  Specifically, Lynn pleaded guilty to a felony count of vehicular homicide. Shortly after midnight on Sunday, July 21, 2019, Lynn was driving a Lexus south on the Saw Mill River Parkway, when she rammed into the back of a Honda driven by Yonkers resident Danielle Gore-John…
Man Charged With DUI After Telling Officers He Had Been Drinking, Police Say Man Charged With DUI After Telling Officers He Had Been Drinking, Police Say
Man Charged With DUI After Telling Officers He Had Been Drinking, Police Say A 31-year-old man with a suspended driver's license was arrested after injuring himself in a car wreck and admitting that he had been drinking alcohol to responding officers.  Greene County resident Eric W. Duncan, of Catskill, had extricated himself from his damaged vehicle before emergency services arrived at the scene in the vicinity of 104 Malden Turnpike in Saugerties at 9:02 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, according to Saugerties Police.  Duncan was charged with the misdemeanor of third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and ticketed for speeding. His license had been suspend…
Woman With BAC Over Three Times Legal Limit Crashes Into Tree, Police Say Woman With BAC Over Three Times Legal Limit Crashes Into Tree, Police Say
Woman With BAC Over Three Times Legal Limit Crashes Into Tree, Police Say  A 59-year-old area woman was charged with an aggravated DWI after crashing her vehicle into a tree down the road from her residence According to Saugerties Police, Ulster County resident Carleen M. Vandedendooren was unable to maintain lanes and ran her car into a tree after 1 a.m. on Tuesday. Oct. 27. Her blood alcohol content was measured at .29 percent, over three times the legal limit.  Vandedendooren, of Saugerties, was released to a third party and was charged with misdemeanors for driving while intoxicated and an aggravated DWI. She was also ticketed for failing to ma…
Wanted Man Who Crashed Car In Area Had Heroin, Police Say Wanted Man Who Crashed Car In Area Had Heroin, Police Say
Wanted Man Who Crashed Car In Area Had Heroin, Police Say State Police are looking for a man who allegedly had heroin, psilocybin mushrooms and marijuana in his car when he crashed while under the influence. According to police, Sean Brunning, 29, was visibly high when police responded to a single-car crash in Sullivan County on Route 17 in Wurstboro, warranting a search of his vehicle.  He was charged with the felony of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and a warrant was issued for his arrest after he failed to arrive at his court date. Brunning is 6-foot-1, weighs approximately 220 pounds, and has brown hair and h…
School Bus Driver In Area Admits To Driving Drunk With Children On Board School Bus Driver In Area Admits To Driving Drunk With Children On Board
School Bus Driver In Area Admits To Driving Drunk With Children On Board A school bus driver in Northern Westchester admitted to driving drunk with dozens of children on board. Somers resident William Mendez, 62, who was working for Royal Coach Lines, which was employed by the Somers Central School District, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 22 to driving while intoxicated with young children on his bus last December. Specifically, Mendez pleaded guilty to Leandra’s Law, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said, a felony that is related to driving while intoxicated with a child passenger. A parent notified school officials in Somers that M…
Driver In Fatal Area Crash Caught Trying To Escape Out Of State, Police Say Driver In Fatal Area Crash Caught Trying To Escape Out Of State, Police Say
Driver In Fatal Area Crash Caught Trying To Escape Out Of State, Police Say An area resident who was charged with vehicular manslaughter after crashing into a utility pole and killing his passenger was arrested, then caught planning an escape to another state, said police.  Ulster County resident Daniel Kellogg, of Saugerties, 22, reportedly crashed his 2000 Honda Accord into a utility pole on Route 9W in the area of the Sunoco at nearly 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22.  Kellogg was extracted from the vehicle, treated by paramedics and ultimately release from Albany Medical Center. His passenger, 29-year-old David M. Mattison, of Kingston, …
Man Drove Drunk With Infant Inside BMW In Area, State Police Say Man Drove Drunk With Infant Inside BMW In Area, State Police Say
Man Drove Drunk With Infant Inside BMW In Area, State Police Say A late-night stop by State Police troopers led to the arrest of a man allegedly driving while intoxicated with an infant in his BMW. Troopers from Monroe stopped a 2013 BMW that was traveling west in Monroe at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29 when the driver, local resident Mark Nelson, 30, committed traffic violations. According to police, while speaking with Nelson, it was determined that he was allegedly intoxicated and driving with a suspended license. Further investigation during the subsequent traffic stop determined that Nelson’s license had been revoked due to a previ…