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Drunk Driver Causes New Year's Accident In Front Of Taco Bell In Northern Westchester: Police Drunk Driver Causes New Year's Accident In Front Of Taco Bell In Northern Westchester: Police
Drunk Driver Causes New Year's Accident In Front Of Taco Bell In Northern Westchester: Police A drunk driver with only a learner's permit is charged with causing an accident in front of a Taco Bell in Northern Westchester on New Year's Day, police said.  On Monday, Jan. 1, around 11:15 p.m., police in Yorktown responded to a two-car crash in front of a Taco Bell location near 359 Downing Dr., according to the Yorktown Police Department. After investigating the accident, police determined that the suspect, 22-year-old Jose Quindequinde of Ossining, had hit a vehicle making a turn while driving drunk with a learner's permit and no licensed driver in the car. Quindequinde, wh…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man With 'Bloodshot Eyes' Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Woods In Hudson Valley: Police Man With 'Bloodshot Eyes' Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Woods In Hudson Valley: Police
Man With 'Bloodshot Eyes' Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Woods In Hudson Valley: Police A Hudson Valley man is in trouble after he crashed his vehicle into the woods while drunk, police said. On Tuesday, Dec. 13, around 11:30 a.m., police in Kent found a vehicle that had left the roadway and crashed into the woods on Horsepound Road at the intersection with Route 52, according to Kent Police.  After making their way to the vehicle, police observed that the driver had an open Coors Light in the cupholder, in addition to bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, and a "strong odor of alcohol," police said.  The driver, identified as Dutchess County resident Michael Selca, age 6…

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman Nabbed For DWI After Fleeing Scene Of Westchester Crash, Police Say Woman Nabbed For DWI After Fleeing Scene Of Westchester Crash, Police Say
Woman Nabbed For DWI After Fleeing Scene Of Westchester Crash, Police Say A 24-year-old Westchester woman was allegedly driving with a blood alcohol concentration nearly triple the legal limit after going the wrong way on I-287 and attempting to flee the scene of a crash, police said. New York State Police troopers received a report of a wrong-way driver who was traveling westbound in the eastbound lane of I-287 in the city of White Plains at approximately 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 7. According to police, the driver - later identified as Ardsley resident Ariella Richardson - struck a trailer in her 2020 Nissan Rogue and fled the area. Investigators were able t…

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by Zak Failla
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Area Woman Drove Drunk With BAC More Than Three Times Legal Limit, Police Say Area Woman Drove Drunk With BAC More Than Three Times Legal Limit, Police Say
Area Woman Drove Drunk With BAC More Than Three Times Legal Limit, Police Say A woman from the Hudson Valley driving erratically was busted with a blood alcohol content more than triple the legal limit during a traffic stop, New York State Police announced. New York State Police received a report of an erratic driver who was traveling northbound on I-87 at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 15, Troop T Commander Jennifer Gottstine said. Troopers in Greene County were able to locate the driver, later identified as Putnam County resident Maggie Deperna, age 36, of Mahopac, and stopped her after she committed a traffic violation on I-87, according to police. Poli…

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by Zak Failla