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Man Charged With DUI Following Crash In Hudson Valley, 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…
Drunk Driver Admits To Vehicular Manslaught In Death Of 20-Year-Old Student In Area
A drunk driver has pleaded guilty to the vehicular manslaughter incident that caused the death of a 20-year-old student in Dutchess.
Robert Dancy, 36, of Stamford, New York in Delaware County, entered a plea of guilty on Thursday, June 13 before County Court Judge Peter M. Forman, according to District Attorney William Grady.
Dancy’s conviction includes charges for first-degree vehicular manslaughter, a class C felony and the top count in the indictment, Grady says.
The victim, Emily Wootton, was a culinary student from Vermont and died at the scene.
“Dancy was heavily intoxicated, having…
Walden Man Sentenced In Vehicular Homicide Case
A former Walden volunteer firefighter who admitted to having a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit on the night he crashed into another car in Montgomery, has been sentenced to five to 15 years in prison, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.
Dennis Wilson, Jr., 32, of Walden, was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown in connection with the March 4, 2017, death of Jason G. Exley, 28, of Walden, said the DA's Office.
Wilson, who pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in November, admitted that he drove his Jeep across the…