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Operating a Motor Vehicle Impaired by Drugs

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Impaired Man Found Slumped Over Wheel With Drugs In Dutchess, Police Say Impaired Man Found Slumped Over Wheel With Drugs In Dutchess, Police Say
Impaired Man Found Slumped Over Wheel With Drugs In Dutchess, Police Say A Hudson Valley man high on drugs was found slumped over the steering wheel of a car, according to New York State Police. Troopers in Dutchess County found Ronald Corbin, age 48, of East Fishkill, at around 9 p.m. Friday, June 10, at the ShopRite store on Route 82 in LaGrange. Witnesses had called 911 and reported an unresponsive man lying over the steering wheel, police said. Troopers determined that Corbin had driven his Chevrolet Silverado while under the influence of drugs.  A search of the truck turned up approximately 3.8 grams of cocaine and 1.6 grams of oxycodone and hydrochl…

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by Michael Mashburn
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28-Year-Old Overdose Victim Saved After Dutchess Crash 28-Year-Old Overdose Victim Saved After Dutchess Crash
28-Year-Old Overdose Victim Saved After Dutchess Crash A man overdosing on opioids was saved by first responders after he lost control of his car and crashed into another vehicle.  The incident took place Sunday afternoon when Cameron J. Petersen, 28, of Poughkeepsie, was driving westbound on Route 376 in the Town of Poughkeepsie when he crossed over into oncoming traffic near Red Oaks Mill Road and hit a vehicle with two people inside, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. The two occupants in the second vehicle received serious injuries and were transported by Mobile Life to Vassar Brothers Medical Center, he said. The LaGrange Fire D…

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by Kathy Reakes