ID Released For Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Northern Westchester Crash ID Released For Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Northern Westchester Crash
ID Released For Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Northern Westchester Crash The identity has been released of a woman killed in a  wrong-way crash involving another driver allegedly impaired by alcohol in Northern Westchester. The crash happened around 9:10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23 on Route 9 in the area of Main Street in Peekskill. An initial investigation revealed a black 2018 Audi Q7 operated by Mark E. Cope, age 41, of Yorktown, was traveling the wrong way northbound in the southbound lanes of Route 9, state police said.  The Audi struck a southbound 2020 Acura MDX containing three occupants, according to state police. The operator of the Acura, 32-y…
Westchester Man Causes Crash While Driving Under Influence In Fairfield County, Police Say Westchester Man Causes Crash While Driving Under Influence In Fairfield County, Police Say
Westchester Man Causes Crash While Driving Under Influence In Fairfield County, Police Say Fairfield County police arrested a man following a three-vehicle crash which he allegedly caused. Paul Fagan, 50, of Port Chester, was arrested on Friday, Nov. 27, by Greenwich Police following the three-vehicle crash on North Street, said the Greenwich Police. According to officers, when police arrived on the scene and began speaking with Fagan they allegedly could smell alcohol on his breath. Standardized field sobriety tests were conducted, which he failed to perform to standard, police said.  Fagan was charged with following too closely and operating a motor vehicle under the inf…
Westchester Woman Admits To Role In Fatal Saw Mill River Parkway Crash Westchester Woman Admits To Role In Fatal Saw Mill River Parkway Crash
Westchester Woman Admits To Role In Fatal Saw Mill River Parkway Crash A Westchester woman has admitted to her role in a fatal crash on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Hastings-on-Hudson last summer and will now face time behind bars. Yonkers resident Kristen Lynn pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Dec. 8 following the death of a 28-year-old woman who was killed on the Parkway in July last year.  Specifically, Lynn pleaded guilty to a felony count of vehicular homicide. Shortly after midnight on Sunday, July 21, 2019, Lynn was driving a Lexus south on the Saw Mill River Parkway, when she rammed into the back of a Honda driven by Yonkers resident Danielle Gore-John…
School Bus Driver In Northern Westchester Admits To Driving Drunk With Children On Board School Bus Driver In Northern Westchester Admits To Driving Drunk With Children On Board
School Bus Driver In Northern Westchester Admits To Driving Drunk With Children On Board A school bus driver in Northern Westchester admitted to driving drunk with dozens of children on board. Somers resident William Mendez, 62, who was working for Royal Coach Lines, which was employed by the Somers Central School District, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 22 to driving while intoxicated with young children on his bus last December. Specifically, Mendez pleaded guilty to Leandra’s Law, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said, a felony that is related to driving while intoxicated with a child passenger. A parent notified school officials in Somers that M…
Area Residents Charged With Drunk Driving In State Police Stops Area Residents Charged With Drunk Driving In State Police Stops
Area Residents Charged With Drunk Driving In State Police Stops Nearly two dozen drivers were allegedly impaired in the Hudson Valley over the weekend when they were busted for driving while intoxicated. Local residents charged include: Westchester County On Friday, June 5, State Police from Cortlandt­­ arrested Andrew C. Pesavento, 32, of Cortlandt, NY, for DWAI Drugs. He was traveling on Oregon Road in the town of Cortlandt, when he was stopped for a violation of the vehicle and traffic law. Investigation revealed he was under the influence of drugs, and was subsequently arrested. On Sunday, June 7, State Police from East Fishkill arrested Mark A. M…
Drunk Woman Driving Three Times Limit Crashes Into UPS Truck In Area, Police Say Drunk Woman Driving Three Times Limit Crashes Into UPS Truck In Area, Police Say
Drunk Woman Driving Three Times Limit Crashes Into UPS Truck In Area, Police Say A woman whose Jeep crashed into a UPS truck in the area was driving drunk at more than three times the legal limit, state police said. It happened on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 12:25 a.m. on I-87 in Woodbury. The Jeep Wrangler being operated by Meghan L. Davis, 35, of Newburgh, struck the side of a UPS truck as both vehicles were traveling northbound, state police investigators said. Davis was found to be intoxicated and was taken into custody at the scene. She was transported and processed to the State Police barracks in Newburgh where her blood-alcohol concentration was determined to be 0.28 pe…
Man Nabbed For Alleged DWAI/Drugs Following Traffic Stop In Northern Westchester Man Nabbed For Alleged DWAI/Drugs Following Traffic Stop In Northern Westchester
Man Nabbed For Alleged Dwai/Drugs Following Traffic Stop In Northern Westchester A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs after police were notified of an unsafe driver. Michael Vazquez, of Yorktown, was arrested around 2:40 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 18, after he was spotted driving erratically by an off duty officer who reported the incident, the Yorktown Police said. During the stop on East Main Street, an investigation revealed Vazquez was allegedly driving under the influence of drugs, police said. During a search, officers allegedly found Vazquez was in possession of a quantity of heroin, clonazepam, and a hypodermic instrument…
Drunk Westchester Man Without License Runs Stop Sign In Greenwich, Police Say Drunk Westchester Man Without License Runs Stop Sign In Greenwich, Police Say
Drunk Westchester Man Without License Runs Stop Sign In Greenwich, Police Say A Westchester man was arrested after allegedly running a stop sign in Greenwich while driving drunk and without a license. Jose Sanchez-Hernandez, 30, of West Harrison, was arrested on Sunday, Dec. 1, after a Greenwich police officer observed a black Chevrolet Traverse drive south onto Frontage Road from I-95 without for a stop sign, said Greenwich Police. Once stopped, officers found Sanchez-Herandez with glassy, red eyes and smelled the odor of alcohol coming from inside the vehicle. Sanchez-Hernandez was asked to participate in a field sobriety test which he failed, police said.  …
Drunk Westchester Driver Who Crashed Into Pole Found After K-9 Search In Greenwich, Police Say Drunk Westchester Driver Who Crashed Into Pole Found After K-9 Search In Greenwich, Police Say
Drunk Westchester Driver Who Crashed Into Pole Found After K-9 Search In Greenwich, Police Say A man who left the scene of an accident in Greenwich was located by a police K-9 who tracked his scent. Aaron Guerrero, 38, of Port Chester,  was arrested around 8 p.m., on Sunday, Nov. 17, after Greenwich Police responded to a report of a vehicle striking a utility police, said the Greenwich Police. When officers arrived on the scene of the crash, they found the vehicle on the west side of North Street against the damaged pole, but no driver was in sight. A police canine was brought to the area and was able to track Guerrero to the area of Parsonage Lane. Once in custody, police adm…
Police: Father Charged With DWI After Dropping Off Daughters At School In Northern Westchester Police: Father Charged With DWI After Dropping Off Daughters At School In Northern Westchester
Police: Father Charged With DWI After Dropping Off Daughters At School In Northern Westchester A 34-year-old father was driving drunk at more than twice the legal limit after dropping his two small daughters off at a school in Northern Westchester, police said. Thomas Fazio was arrested around 9 a.m., on Friday, Oct. 4, after a school staff member informed Daniel Curtis, the Yorktown Police School Resource Officer at George Washington Elementary School in Mohegan Lake, that a man had just dropped off his children and appeared to be intoxicated, said Yorktown Police. Curtis stopped Fazio as he was leaving the school parking lot as another officer arrived on the scene to assist. While…
Eight Northern Westchester Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Eight Northern Westchester Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops
Eight Northern Westchester Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops New York State Police troopers arrested 22 motorists for alleged impaired driving. Local residents charged were:  Westchester County On Friday, Sept. 13, State Police from Cortlandt arrested Joseph M. McGovern, 34, of Cortlandt, for Aggravated DWI. He was traveling on Albany Post Road in the town of Cortlandt, when he was stopped for a violation of the vehicle and traffic law. Investigation revealed he was under the influence of alcohol, and was subsequently arrested. On Friday, Sept. 13, State Police from Somers arrested Michael P. Frieman, 55, of Somers, for Aggravated DWI. He w…
Woman Sentenced For Drunken Crash Into Popular Westchester Restaurant Woman Sentenced For Drunken Crash Into Popular Westchester Restaurant
Woman Sentenced For Drunken Crash Into Popular Westchester Restaurant An 81-year-old woman has been sentenced to probation after drunkenly crashing into a popular Westchester restaurant last year. On May 6 last year, Roseanne Cassano, of Yonkers, backed her car into the storefront of Enzo’s Ristorante in Mamaroneck. At the time of the crash, it was determined that her blood alcohol content was .09 percent, just above the legal driving limit of .08 percent, police said. This week, Cassano was back in Westchester County Court, where she was sentenced to five years probation and her driver’s license was revoked. She pleaded guilty earlier this year to first…