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Acting New York Mets GM Placed On Administrative Leave Following Bust In Westchester
Zack Scott, the acting general manager of the New York Mets had his driving privileges revoked after being arraigned for allegedly driving while intoxicated when he was found asleep behind the wheel in the Hudson Valley.
Scott, age 44, of Rye, was charged in White Plains City Court with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, while being cited for disobeying a traffic control device, illegally stopping on a highway, and failure to notify the DMV of an address change, all infractions.
During his arraignment, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that Scott’s driving privileg…
Video Shows Dramatic Rescue Of Baby Trapped Under Car In Westchester
A dramatic video shows the moment an alleged drunk driver hits a woman and her baby before plowing into a Westchester barbershop and the intense rescue by two hero cops that followed.
The incident took place around 8:30 a.m., Friday, July 23, at 124 Lake Ave., in Yonkers, when David Poncurak, age 43, was driving north on Morningside Avenue when he turned into the westbound lane of Lake Avenue, Yonkers Police Sergeant Frank DiDomizio said.
While doing so he hit a curb, a parked car, and two people as he continued to accelerate and drove into the barbershop, said police.
At the same, t…
Area Woman Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash Had Earlier DWI Charge, Police Say
A local woman who was arrested for a hit-and-run crash that killed a man outside a lakefront home in the area was arrested two months ago for DWI and was due to have her license suspended in several days.
Maggie DePerna, age 37, of Mahopac was charged on Saturday, June 26, with vehicular manslaughter, and two counts of DWI (she was reportedly driving drunk when arrested) in the hit-and-run death in Mahopac of James Crecco, of Carmel, on Friday, June 25, said the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.
See earlier story: 37-Year-Old Woman Arrested For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Near Lakefront A…
