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Update: Drunk Driver Admits Dragging, Injuring Mayor Who Tried To Help Him In Hudson Valley
A 42-year-old man has admitted to felony drunk driving charges after injuring a Hudson Valley mayor who tried to help him, officials announced.
Orange County resident Matthew Labar of Goshen, age 42, pleaded guilty to felony DWI charges on Friday, Jan. 12, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Friday, Jan. 26.
Earlier Report - Warwick Mayor Injured Attempting To Help Man Who Kept Falling
According to Hoovler's office, on Saturday, July 29 around 4:15 p.m., Labar was seen stumbling on Main Street in Warwick. There, he was soon spotte…
Man Threatened To Kill Wife, Child By Driving Off Cliff In Area, Police Say
With his 4-year-old daughter pleading with him from the backseat of a car, an Orange County man threatened to kill the little girl and her mother by driving off a cliff following a series of domestic violence incidents, police said.
Warwick police said August Melish, 37, had beaten his wife the day before on April 22 at the family’s home in Greenwood Lake, said Lt. Thomas Maslanka.
"Melish choked his wife, hit her, and tried to put a pillow over her face and smother her," he said.
The next day, the wife and daughter managed to escape the home and headed to a relative's home on Ro…