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I-87 Stop In Newburgh Results In Felony DWI Charge For Area Man I-87 Stop In Newburgh Results In Felony DWI Charge For Area Man
I-87 Stop In Newburgh Results In Felony DWI Charge For Area Man A Rockland man is facing felony DWI charges after a traffic stop on I-87, police say. New York State Police responded to a report of a disabled vehicle on I-87 in Newburgh on Saturday, March 16 around 2:20 p.m. Further investigation revealed that the vehicle’s driver, identified as 34-year-old Daniel Hyppolite of Spring Valley, was allegedly intoxicated and had a suspended license, according to state police. Hyppolite was arrested and transported to SP Newburgh, where his BAC was tested at .16. He was also determined to have a prior DWI conviction within the last 10 years and is legally re…

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by Valerie Musson
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Route 9W, Palisades Parkway Stops Result In DWI Charges For Newburgh, Nyack Men Route 9W, Palisades Parkway Stops Result In DWI Charges For Newburgh, Nyack Men
Route 9W, Palisades Parkway Stops Result In DWI Charges For Newburgh, Nyack Men Two area residents were charged by New York State Police Troopers for alleged impaired driving in the area. Troopers from Montgomery stopped Newburgh resident Devon Peters, 28, on State Route 9W in Newburgh early on Friday, March 8 after he committed a vehicle and traffic violation. During the subsequent stop, the investigation determined that Peters was allegedly impaired by alcohol and he was subsequently arrested. Later, troopers arrested Nyack resident Charles Wigfall for DWI. Wigfall was traveling on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Ramapo when his car became disabled. Troopers stop…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Tandem Avoids Route 17 Tragedy In Low-Speed Heroin User Chase Police Tandem Avoids Route 17 Tragedy In Low-Speed Heroin User Chase
Police Tandem Avoids Route 17 Tragedy In Low-Speed Heroin User Chase Police from several Northwest Bergen towns thwarted a potentially dangerous incident Wednesday when they closed off a stretch of northbound Route 17 to stop a heroin-addled driver from Rockland whose car bounced off the center divider several times, authorities said. Upper Saddle River Police Officer Kevin McWilliams, responding to another motorist's call, got behind the car around 12:30 p.m., Detective Lt. Edward Kane said. "He kept hitting the center median at about 30 miles an hour," he said. "So the officer activated his lights and siren to try and stop him." The 25-year-old Orangeburg…

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by Jerry DeMarco