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Westchester Man Sentenced For Drunk Driving Crash That Pinned Mother, Infant Under Car Westchester Man Sentenced For Drunk Driving Crash That Pinned Mother, Infant Under Car
Westchester Man Sentenced For Drunk Driving Crash That Pinned Mother, Infant Under Car A 43-year-old man will spend years behind bars after admitting to drinking, doing drugs, driving, crashing through a Westchester storefront, and pinning a mother and her infant under his vehicle. Yonkers resident David Poncurak pleaded guilty in November 2021 to multiple charges after striking a mother and child with his car after crashing through the front window of an area barbershop earlier this year. Earlier story - Man Charged With DWI After Westchester Barbershop Crash Injures Mom, Baby Specifically, Poncurak pleaded guilty to: Aggravated vehicular assault; Driving while intoxicate…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
DWI Driver Found Stopped In Lane With Hazard Lights On In Area, Authorities Say DWI Driver Found Stopped In Lane With Hazard Lights On In Area, Authorities Say
DWI Driver Found Stopped In Lane With Hazard Lights On In Area, Authorities Say A Dutchess County man was nabbed for DWI after a Putnam County Sheriff's deputy spotted his vehicle stopped in a traffic lane with its hazard lights on. Stuart. W. Young, age 32, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested around 8:30. a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, when Deputy Kevin Radovich was on patrol on Route 9, in the area of Watergrass Lane in the Town of Philipstown when he spotted a Subaru Outback stopped in the southbound lane with its hazards on, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said. Radovich pulled behind the vehicle and made contact with Young who was allegedly intoxicated and driving on a rev…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver With 10 License Suspensions Cited After Crashing Onto Westchester Lawn Driver With 10 License Suspensions Cited After Crashing Onto Westchester Lawn
Driver With 10 License Suspensions Cited After Crashing Onto Westchester Lawn A man with 10 suspensions on his driver’s license was issued a host of citations after losing control of his car and crashing onto a front lawn in Westchester. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department responded to a Fenimore Road home at approximately 9:50 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6, where there was a report of a one-vehicle crash involving a driver from out of the area. Upon arrival, officers found Brooklyn resident Jerome Bennett, 33, outside of his car with his Saturn Due stopped on the front lawn of the Fenimore Road residence. Police said that Bennett told officers that he was drivin…

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by Zak Failla
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Ossining Man With Suspended License Caught With Ecstasy, Police Say Ossining Man With Suspended License Caught With Ecstasy, Police Say
Ossining Man With Suspended License Caught With Ecstasy, Police Say An 22-year-old Northern Westchester man with a suspended license is facing charges after he was caught with ecstasy in Putnam, according to the Putnam Sheriff. Members of the Putnam Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU) say they observed a driver commit a traffic violation in the Town of Putnam Valley on Thursday, July 11. Further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as Paul Andrew Smith, of Ossining, and the passenger, identified as Michelle Rush, 20, of Penfield, were in possession of marijuana, according to NEU members. Smith was also found to be in possess…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Busted By State Police With .21 Percent BAC, Police Say Westchester Man Busted By State Police With .21 Percent BAC, Police Say
Westchester Man Busted By State Police With .21 Percent BAC, Police Say A man driving drunk with a blood-alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit was arrested for his second DWI in Westchester, police said. New York State Police troopers stopped a vehicle on I-287 in Greenburgh shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, when the driver, Elmsford resident Alexander Ramos committed several vehicle and traffic violations. During the subsequent stop, troopers said that Ramos, was found to be intoxicated and he was arrested. At the New York State Police barracks in Tarrytown, a breathalyzer determined that Ramos’ blood alcohol content was .21 percent. Ramos was also …

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Caught Speeding Through School Zone Had Suspended License, Yorktown Police Say Woman Caught Speeding Through School Zone Had Suspended License, Yorktown Police Say
Woman Caught Speeding Through School Zone Had Suspended License, Yorktown Police Say A woman who was allegedly caught speeding through a school zone had a suspended license at the time of the incident, according to Yorktown Police. Yorktown Police pulled over 29-year-old Emily Zambrano of Peekskill on Lexington Avenue Thursday, Dec. 20 at around 11:10 a.m.  Zambrano, who was identified via a New York State learner’s permit, was allegedly driving in excess of the posted 15 mph school zone speed limit.  A routine NYSPIN check further revealed that the defendant had allegedly driven a motor vehicle while her license was suspended two times for failing to pay driver’…

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by Valerie Musson
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Woman Weaving On Northern Westchester Roadway Charged With DWI, Police Say Woman Weaving On Northern Westchester Roadway Charged With DWI, Police Say
Woman Weaving On Northern Westchester Roadway Charged With DWI, Police Say A female motorist who was allegedly slowly weaving in and out of the shoulder of a Yorktown roadway was busted driving with a blood alcohol content more than double the legal limit, police said. An officer from the Yorktown Police Department on routine patrol shortly after 2:15 a.m. on Thursday morning stopped Putnam Valley resident Kayla Muniz on Foothill Street, when she was spotted swerving on the road. During the subsequent traffic stop, police said that it was determined that Muniz, 24, was allegedly intoxicated and there was an open container of alcohol inside her vehicle. It is furth…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Faces DWI, Other Charges After Crashing Vehicle Stolen Is Ossining Man Faces DWI, Other Charges After Crashing Vehicle Stolen Is Ossining
Man Faces DWI, Other Charges After Crashing Vehicle Stolen Is Ossining A motorist from Peekskill driving a stolen car from Ossining with a blood alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit was busted by Yorktown police after rolling over the vehicle on Route 100. The Yorktown Police Department received reports of the crash on Route 100 shortly after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, leading to a joint investigation between their department and the Ossining Police Department, who were investigating reports of the stolen vehicle. Police said that the investigation determined that the driver, Hector Aranda-Sanchez, 24, was driving a car that had been stolen in Ossin…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
K-9 Unit Tracks Down Man Caught Fleeing Lexus Crash On Taconic Parkway K-9 Unit Tracks Down Man Caught Fleeing Lexus Crash On Taconic Parkway
K-9 Unit Tracks Down Man Caught Fleeing Lexus Crash On Taconic Parkway A Dutchess County man took a police K-9 Unit on a wild foot chase through the woods after being involved in a crash that landed his Lexus in a ditch off the Taconic State Parkway. A Putnam County Sheriff’s K-9 Unit was dispatched to a stretch of the parkway in East Fishkill shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, following reports of a single-vehicle accident, where the driver fled his 2002 Lexus in a ditch in the northbound lane. Police said that during their investigation, state police troopers spotted a man, later identified as Fishkill resident Mark Anthony Cahill, 30, who was fleei…

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by Zak Failla