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Man Nabbed For Driving While High, Nearly Hitting Officer In Hudson Valley: Police Man Nabbed For Driving While High, Nearly Hitting Officer In Hudson Valley: Police
Man Nabbed For Driving While High, Nearly Hitting Officer In Hudson Valley: Police A 44-year-old man faces charges after nearly striking an officer's vehicle on a Hudson Valley road while he was high on marijuana, police said. The incident happened in Putnam County on Friday, Oct. 13 around 5:30 p.m., when a Putnam County Sheriff's Office investigator had been driving eastbound on Route 311 in Kent near the Interstate 84 overpass.  According to the Sheriff's Office, at this time, a vehicle traveling westbound on the road passed another vehicle and nearly struck the investigator's car while doing so. The investigator then pulled the vehicle over and immediately smelle…

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by Ben Crnic
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Speeding Driver Busted For DWI After Nearly Striking Officer In Westchester Speeding Driver Busted For DWI After Nearly Striking Officer In Westchester
Speeding Driver Busted For DWI After Nearly Striking Officer In Westchester The tire of an allegedly drunk driver in Westchester deflated in front of an officer as he was attempting to deny speeding and striking a curb after he nearly drove into him, police said. An officer from the Scarsdale Police Department conducting a traffic stop of a different driver at approximately 3 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23 on Post Road in Scarsdale spotted another vehicle speeding in the area, narrowly missing the officer’s vehicle near the intersection of Oxford Road as its emergency lights were active. Police said that the officer then pursued him and attempted to conduct a traffic st…

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by Zak Failla
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Stop For Failure To Stay In Lane Leads To DUI Charge For New Canaan Woman, Police Say Stop For Failure To Stay In Lane Leads To DUI Charge For New Canaan Woman, Police Say
Stop For Failure To Stay In Lane Leads To DUI Charge For New Canaan Woman, Police Say A New Canaan woman is facing DUI charges after police say she was pulled over for failing to stay in the proper lane. New Canaan Police say they observed a motorist fail to stay in the proper lane when traveling on Smith Ridge Road on Saturday, May 18 around 9 p.m. A traffic stop was initiated, and the driver, identified as Afina Etergino, 51, of New Canaan, was displaying signs of impairment, according to police. Etergino was asked to participate in a series of field sobriety tests, which police say she did not pass. Etergino was arrested and transported to police headquarters for proces…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Faces Felony DWI Charge After Crash In Pound Ridge Man Faces Felony DWI Charge After Crash In Pound Ridge
Man Faces Felony DWI Charge After Crash In Pound Ridge A 37-year-old man faces a felony DWI charge following a crash in which he was allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road without a court-ordered ignition interlock device in Northern Westchester, police said. Carlos Venegas of Brewster was arrested after Pound Ridge Police received a report of a motor vehicle accident at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday on Autumn Ridge Road in Pound Ridge, said Chief David Ryan.  Upon arrival, police observed a vehicle about 70 feet down an embankment in the area of the Clarke Preserve. Police found Venegas at the scene. An investigation revealed that Venegas drove …

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by Kathy Reakes