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Hudson Valley Man Admits Driving High, Causing Crash That Paralyzed Teen Hudson Valley Man Admits Driving High, Causing Crash That Paralyzed Teen
Hudson Valley Man Admits Driving High, Causing Crash That Paralyzed Teen A Hudson Valley man is facing three to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to driving high on pot and causing a crash that paralyzed a teen. Orange County resident Chauncey Smith, age 22, of Pine Bush, admitted his guilt on Monday, May 6, for causing the Monday, Aug. 14, 2023 crash, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. As alleged in documents filed and statements made in court, on Aug. 14, 2023, Smith was driving westbound on Route 17K in Newburgh when his car crossed the double yellow line and collided head-on with another vehicle. As a result of the crash, a 15-y…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police To Increase Patrols, Sobriety Checks In NY For St. Patrick's Day Weekend: Hochul Police To Increase Patrols, Sobriety Checks In NY For St. Patrick's Day Weekend: Hochul
Police To Increase Patrols, Sobriety Checks In NY For St. Patrick's Day Weekend: Hochul Ahead of celebrations for St. Patrick's Day weekend, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that authorities will be cracking down on drunk and drug-impaired driving. As part of the effort to catch those who choose to drive while impaired, New York State Police and local law enforcement agencies will increase patrols and sobriety checkpoints across the state beginning on Friday, March 15, and continuing into Sunday, March 17, Hochul announced. In addition, law enforcement agencies will also be targeting distracted drivers using cell phones, as well as checking retail establishments to mak…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Seeing Green: NY State Police Steps Up DWI Driving Enforcement Seeing Green: NY State Police Steps Up DWI Driving Enforcement
Seeing Green: NY State Police Steps Up DWI Driving Enforcement The enforcement and prevention campaign, aptly held on Thursday, April 20, announced that the state police will be stepping up patrols to target drug-impaired driving. The New York State Police announced in a statement that statewide, the campaign is aiming to train over 100 more officers using the Drug Recognition Experts (DRE) training program, administered by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee. The DRE program trains officers to recognize impairments and drivers under the influence. With the additional officers trained, the Traffic Safety Committee hopes that it will have a total o…

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by Sophie Grieser
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State Trooper Suffers Opioid Exposure After Overdose Crash On NY Highway, Police Say State Trooper Suffers Opioid Exposure After Overdose Crash On NY Highway, Police Say
State Trooper Suffers Opioid Exposure After Overdose Crash On NY Highway, Police Say A New York State Police trooper was hospitalized for possible opioid exposure while responding to a suspected overdose crash on a state highway. State Police on Long Island were initially called at around 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, with reports of an erratic driver in Hempstead, heading southbound on the Wantagh State Parkway near Hempstead Turnpike. When troopers arrived, they found the vehicle disabled after a crash. The driver, 35-year-old Jaqueline Ann Morales, of East Meadow, was unresponsive and suffering symptoms believed to be an opioid overdose, police said. The troopers admini…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
These Are Ramapo PD's Newest Drug Recognition Experts These Are Ramapo PD's Newest Drug Recognition Experts
These Are Ramapo PD's Newest Drug Recognition Experts The Ramapo Police Department has two new drug experts, officers John Youngman and Marc Lieman. The two are the department's newest Drug Recognition Experts (DRE) after graduating from the International Cheif's of Police training program. Youngman and Lieman attended two weeks of classroom training in Batavia, and one week of hands-on training in Jacksonville.  A DRE is used to evaluate individuals who are believed to be impaired by drugs and is able to determine what drug category or categories of drugs a person is using.  Drivers intoxicated by alcohol are still a problem, but drug-impair…

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by Kathy Reakes