Five Charged With DWI In Northern Westchester DWI Checkpoint

New York State Police troopers busted five people for alleged impaired driving at a DWI checkpoint set up on a busy roadway in Northern Westchester.

Five people were arrested during a recent DWI checkpoint held by New York State Police
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Zak Failla

07/25/2020 1:30 p.m.

New York State Police troopers from the Cortlandt barracks conducted a DWI checkpoint on State Route 9 in Cortlandt on Saturday, July 18.

During the detail, the following Northern Westchester residents were cited for DWI:

Segundo Urgiles, 35, of Peekskill;
Mark Walters, 35, of Croton;
David Lepore, 50, of Croton;
Savanna Castellano, 19, of Peekskill;
Eduardo Garcia, 35, of Croton.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 10,511 people were killed in alcohol-impaired crashes in 2018. NHTSA reports that 30 people die each day in alcohol-related vehicle crashes.

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