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Report Of Erratic Driver Leads To DWI Charge For Man In Northern Westchester, Police Say
A Dutchess County man was nabbed for DWI after police received reports of an erratic driver.
Joseph Pezzullo, 65, of Hopewell Junction, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 1, by Yorktown Police after officers responded to a call of an erratic driver, said the Yorktown Police.
When officers responded to the area, they located a vehicle matching the one reported in the call. The officer made a traffic stop due to an inoperable headlight, police said.
An investigation found that Pezzullo was allegedly intoxicated and was arrested, police added.
Once at police headquarters, Pezzullo received a bloo…
Westchester Woman Asleep Behind Wheel Charged With DWI, Police Say
A Yonkers woman found asleep behind the wheel of her Jeep was still under the influence, police said.
An officer from the Scarsdale Police Department on patrol at approximately 6 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 29 found a 2020 white Jeep Cherokee stopped in the northbound lane of Post Road, prompting an investigation.
The officer said that the vehicle was running but was in “park” at the time he stopped. When he approached the driver, she was fully reclined in the front seat, asleep.
According to police, the driver, Michelle Amoakohene, 29, was not woken up by the cruiser’s flashing lights, or by the…
