School Bus Driver In Northern Westchester Drove Drunk With Students Aboard, Police Say School Bus Driver In Northern Westchester Drove Drunk With Students Aboard, Police Say
School Bus Driver In Northern Westchester Drove Drunk With Students Aboard, Police Say Click here for an updated story: Somers School District Releases New Info After Bus Driver With Students Aboard Charged With DWI A school bus driver in Northern Westchester allegedly drove drunk three times the legal limit while students were on board, according to police. State Police from the Somers barrack said 61-year-old William J. Mendez was operating a school bus in Somers from Primose Elementary School and Somers Intermediate School and transporting students when he was stopped on Monday, Dec. 9. An investigation revealed that he was under the influence of alcohol with a blood…
Vomit-Covered Man Asleep Behind Wheel In Westchester Busted For DWI, Police Say Vomit-Covered Man Asleep Behind Wheel In Westchester Busted For DWI, Police Say
Vomit-Covered Man Asleep Behind Wheel In Westchester Busted For DWI, Police Say A vomit-covered man from Long Island asleep behind the wheel of a parked car on a busy Westchester street was allegedly driving while impaired, police said. An officer from the Scarsdale Police Department was on patrol shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, when he spotted a 2019 Honda Accord parked in the right southbound lane of Post Road with the engine running and key fob inside the vehicle. Police said that the driver was in the front seat, behind the wheel, sleeping and covered in what appeared to be vomit. Additional officers were called to the scene, but failed to wake him up seve…
Westchester Man Indicted For Vehicular Manslaughter After Fatal DWI Crash Westchester Man Indicted For Vehicular Manslaughter After Fatal DWI Crash
Westchester Man Indicted For Vehicular Manslaughter After Fatal DWI Crash A 26-year-old man has been indicted on a vehicular manslaughter charge after killing a pedestrian in Westchester while allegedly driving drunk, the District Attorney announced. Elmsford resident Glen Robinson has been indicted by a Westchester County grand jury for allegedly hitting his car in front of the County Center, killing 57-year-old Susan Benjamin-Bailey early on Saturday, Aug. 24 in White Plains. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced that the 26-year-old Robinson has been charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter, tw…
Alert Issued For Wanted Westchester Man Alert Issued For Wanted Westchester Man
Alert Issued For Wanted Westchester Man An alert has been issued for a man who has been wanted by New York State Police in the Hudson Valley for more than a decade. On June 26, 2006, Westchester resident Jaime Alvarez was stopped by New York State Police troopers on the New York State Thruway in Tarrytown for a vehicle and traffic violation. During the subsequent stop, it was determined that Alvarez was allegedly intoxicated, and he was arrested for driving while intoxicated. A warrant for Alvarez’s arrest was later issued by the court after the failed to comply with the terms of his arrest. Alvarez, 41, was described as 5-foot-…
Erratic Driving Stop Leads To DWI Charge For Northern Westchester Man Erratic Driving Stop Leads To DWI Charge For Northern Westchester Man
Erratic Driving Stop Leads To DWI Charge For Northern Westchester Man A man from Northern Westchester is facing DWI charges after he was pulled over for driving erratically, police say. Yorktown Police responded to a report of an erratic driver on Crompond Road (Route 202) on Friday, Nov. 22 around 9:30 p.m. The vehicle was located, and further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as Ravinder Nagpaul, 67, of Mohegan Lake, was driving while intoxicated, police say. Nagpaul subsequently refused to submit to a breath test and was placed under arrest, police say. He was transported to headquarters, processed and charged with the following: First-…
Official Pleads Not Guilty To Drunk Driving In Wrong-Way Westchester Crash Official Pleads Not Guilty To Drunk Driving In Wrong-Way Westchester Crash
Official Pleads Not Guilty To Drunk Driving In Wrong-Way Westchester Crash A 22-year-old official who was allegedly impaired when he was involved in a Westchester crash that left two hospitalized, was back in court this week. Yonkers Deputy Communication Director Akeem Jamal, 22, pleaded not guilty to multiple charges that include driving while intoxicated and reckless driving, for his role in the Sunday, Sept. 15 crash on Central Park Avenue. Jamal has pleaded not guilty to the charges he faces. He is due back in court on Jan. 14 next year. Members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to Central Park Avenue near Palmer Road at approximately 4:45 a.m. on S…
Man Drove Drunk With Two Children In Car In Westchester, Police Say Man Drove Drunk With Two Children In Car In Westchester, Police Say
Man Drove Drunk With Two Children In Car In Westchester, Police Say A 38-year-old man has been charged after police say he drove drunk in Westchester with two children in the car. New York State Police stopped a vehicle on I-287 in the town of Greenburgh for a traffic violation just before midnight on Sunday, Nov. 24. Further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as Ravi Gudhka, 38, of Equinunk, Pennsylvania, was driving while intoxicated, police say. Gudhka was also traveling with a 10-year-old and a 14-year-old child in the car, police say. Gudhka was arrested, transported and processed at SP Tarrytown, where police say he refused to submit…
Westchester Man, 20, Arrested For DWI After Officer Finds Him Asleep At The Wheel Westchester Man, 20, Arrested For DWI After Officer Finds Him Asleep At The Wheel
Westchester Man, 20, Arrested For DWI After Officer Finds Him Asleep At The Wheel A 20-year-old man asleep behind the wheel with the car in gear at a green light was arrested by police in Westchester for allegedly driving while intoxicated. An officer from the Scarsdale Police Department was traveling east on Mamaroneck Road at approximately 5:50 a.m. when he came to a stop at a red light at the intersection of Palmer Avenue. Police said that the officer spotted two vehicles stopped at the intersection in front of him for an extended period of time - even after the light turned green. The officer proceeded to drive around the two vehicles, at which point he saw that one…
Westchester Man Charged With Felony DWI Had BAC More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say Westchester Man Charged With Felony DWI Had BAC More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say
Westchester Man Charged With Felony DWI Had BAC More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say A Westchester man who was charged with felony DWI had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit, according to police. New York State Police initiated a traffic stop on Boston Post Road in Port Chester after observing a violation on Sunday, Nov. 10 around 2:30 a.m. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Silvano Perez Garcia, 53, of White Plains, was found to be intoxicated, according to police. Garcia was arrested, transported and processed at SP New Rochelle, where police say his BAC was tested at .20. Garcia also has a prior DWI conviction within the last 10 years and is re…
Man Charged With DWI Following Head-On Crash That Causes Saw Mill Parkway Closure Man Charged With DWI Following Head-On Crash That Causes Saw Mill Parkway Closure
Man Charged With DWI Following Head-On Crash That Causes Saw Mill Parkway Closure A 54-year-old man was charged with driving while intoxicated following a head-on collision that closed the Saw Mill River Parkway in Northern Westchester. The incident occurred around 2:40 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14 when a GMC Envoy traveling southbound on the Saw Mill in the vicinity of Route 120 in New Castle struck a guard rail, went airborne and entered the northbound lanes of travel, Westchester County Police said. The Envoy then collided head-on with a Subaru Outback. Westchester County Police responded to the scene as did the Chappaqua and Pleasantville volunteer ambulance corps. Th…
Wrong-Way Driver Charged With DWI For Crash That Injured Two In Westchester Wrong-Way Driver Charged With DWI For Crash That Injured Two In Westchester
Wrong-Way Driver Charged With DWI For Crash That Injured Two In Westchester A 22-year-old wrong-way driver was allegedly impaired when he struck a driver during an early morning crash in Westchester, leaving both hospitalized, police said. Members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to Central Park Avenue near Palmer Road at approximately 4:45 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15, where there was a report of a head-on collision involving two drivers in the southbound lane on Central Park Avenue. Both drivers were treated for non-life-threatening injuries and transported to an area hospital for treatment. The investigation determined that a Chevrolet Trailblazer being d…
Man Charged With DWI After Route 6 Two-Car Crash Man Charged With DWI After Route 6 Two-Car Crash
Man Charged With DWI After Route 6 Two-Car Crash A Carmel man has been charged with DWI following his involvement in a two-car crash, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department. Officers with the PCSD were dispatched via Putnam 911 to a report of a two-car personal injury crash on Route 6 in the area of Bridge Lane in the town of Southeast on Thursday, Oct. 31 around 4:30 p.m. Upon arrival, officers allegedly observed Julian Chulo, the driver of one of the vehicles, sitting on the shoulder of the road. It also appeared as though empty beer cans had been ejected from his car, according to police. Multiple witnesses subsequently …