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Wrong-Way Driver Crashes Into Patrol Cruiser On I-84, Police Say Wrong-Way Driver Crashes Into Patrol Cruiser On I-84, Police Say
Wrong-Way Driver Crashes Into Patrol Cruiser On I-84, Police Say A 26-year-old has been accused of driving the wrong way while drunk and striking a police cruiser in an overnight crash on a stretch of I-84 in Connecticut. Just before 1:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, Connecticut State Police received the report of the wrong-way driver in the area of Exit 8 in Danbury.  The vehicle was then stopped off Exit 11 in Newtown, state police said.  After an investigation, the operator, 26-year-old Danbury resident Ney Carrasco-Guerrero was placed under arrest and charged with: Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs and…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
2 Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley 2 Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley
2 Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley Click here for a new, updated story: IDs Released For 2 Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley Police are investigating a double-fatal, wrong-way crash in the Hudson Valley overnight. It happened around 1 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 in Orange County on I-87 in the town of Tuxedo. A preliminary investigation by New York State Police has determined a passenger vehicle was driving northbound in the southbound lanes between Exit 16 (Harriman) and Exit 15A (Sloatsburg), when it struck another passenger vehicle head-on. The vehicles were occupied by drivers only, both of …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Nabbed Driving Wrong Way On Saw Mill Parkway While Drunk, Police Say Westchester Man Nabbed Driving Wrong Way On Saw Mill Parkway While Drunk, Police Say
Westchester Man Nabbed Driving Wrong Way On Saw Mill Parkway While Drunk, Police Say A Westchester man has been charged with felony DWI after he was intercepted driving the wrong way on the Saw Mill River Parkway while drunk, according to police. The incident took place in Yonkers around 4 a.m. Tuesday, July 26. A Westchester County Police officer was patrolling the parkway and driving northbound near Palmer Road in Yonkers when he observed an Audi sedan coming at him in the wrong direction of travel, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police.  He let the vehicle pass him in the left lane of travel, made a U-turn, and pulled the driver over a sh…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Four Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash, Police Say Four Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash, Police Say
Four Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash, Police Say Four people were killed in a wrong-way crash on I-84 in Connecticut, state police announced. Tolland County resident Kurt Emmanual Bahler, age 36, of Ellington, was driving eastbound on I-84 near exit 51 in Hartford shortly after 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, in the left of four lanes when a wrong-way driver approached him. Police said that Hartford resident Natachia Izekia Rivera-Hall was driving the wrong way on I-84 traveling west in the eastbound lanes when she struck Bahler head-on. Bahler’s truck came to an uncontrolled rest in the left lane near the exit, while Rivera-Hall’s …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Drove Wrong Way For 18 Miles On Busy Roadway In Region, Police Say Man Drove Wrong Way For 18 Miles On Busy Roadway In Region, Police Say
Man Drove Wrong Way For 18 Miles On Busy Roadway In Region, Police Say A confused 86-year-old wrong-way driver made it 18 miles navigating his way driving the wrong way in opposing traffic before ultimately safely coming to a stop in the region with an assist from State Police in Sullivan County. At approximately 3 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 25, New York State Police Troop F received a report of a suspicious vehicle driving the wrong way on State Route 17 in the area of Hancock in Delaware County. In total, police said that they received approximately 30 phone calls regarding the wrong-way driver, though none were able to give an adequate description of the vehicle,…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Driver From Fairfield County Hits Two Vehicles, Including Cruiser, Police Say Wrong-Way Driver From Fairfield County Hits Two Vehicles, Including Cruiser, Police Say
Wrong-Way Driver From Fairfield County Hits Two Vehicles, Including Cruiser, Police Say A 44-year-old Fairfield County man was arrested after allegedly hitting two vehicles, including a State Police cruiser while driving the wrong way on Route 15 South. The incident took place at 11:17 p.m., Sunday, April 12, between  Exits 64 and 66 in North Haven when state police began receiving 911 reports of a vehicle traveling north in the southbound lanes of the roadway, said the Connecticut State Police. The vehicle, driven by Rodenstein Mine, of Bridgeport, allegedly struck a state police cruiser and kept driving northbound before hitting another vehicle head-on sending it c…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Dad Killed In Double-Fatal Westchester Crash Was Taking Son, Two Friends To Basketball Game Dad Killed In Double-Fatal Westchester Crash Was Taking Son, Two Friends To Basketball Game
Dad Killed In Double-Fatal Westchester Crash Was Taking Son, Two Friends To Basketball Game A father from Westchester was taking his son and two friends to a Jewish league basketball game when the BMW they were aboard was involved in a wrong-way crash on I-287. Jordan Wachtell, 57, of Ardsley, was driving a 2018 BMW 330CI when it was struck by a 2006 Jeep, operated by Jaime Paucar, 50, of Amawalk, traveling westbound in the eastbound lane around 8:30 p.m. in Harrison on Thursday, Jan. 30, state police said. The crash caused the Jeep to roll over and come to rest on the center median guide rail, according to police. Wachtell was pronounced dead at the scene. Passenger Eric Goldber…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Taconic Parkway Driver Impaired By Drugs, In Possession Of Heroin, Police Say Wrong-Way Taconic Parkway Driver Impaired By Drugs, In Possession Of Heroin, Police Say
Wrong-Way Taconic Parkway Driver Impaired By Drugs, In Possession Of Heroin, Police Say A 33-year-old man driving the wrong way on a stretch of the Taconic State Parkway was impaired by and in possession of drugs, state police said. Dutchess County 911 received multiple calls regarding the wrong-way driver on Monday, March 4 at approximately 11:25 p.m., state police said. "Thanks to the information provided by concerned citizens, troopers were able to safely locate the 1997 Honda Accord traveling northbound in the southbound lanes just north of Bullshead Road in the town of Stanford within minutes," according to state police. An investigation found the operator, Daniel D. Lop…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Woman, 19, Drove Wrong Way On Multiple CT Interstates, Police Say Woman, 19, Drove Wrong Way On Multiple CT Interstates, Police Say
Woman, 19, Drove Wrong Way On Multiple CT Interstates, Police Say Click here for an updated story: Stamford Woman ID'd As Wrong-Way Driver On Multiple CT Interstates A 19-year-old Connecticut woman was busted for driving the wrong way on multiple interstates before being stopped by Connecticut State Troopers. The unidentified woman was arrested by troopers around 4:23 a.m. Sunday after responding to the area of I-84 and I-691 for a report of a vehicle traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-691, according to Connecticut State Troopers. When spotted by troopers, the woman continued driving the wrong way on I-691, and eventually entered I-84 travel…

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by Kathy Reakes