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18-Year-Old Drunk Driver Nabbed After Crashing In Northern Westchester: Police 18-Year-Old Drunk Driver Nabbed After Crashing In Northern Westchester: Police
18-Year-Old Drunk Driver Nabbed After Crashing In Northern Westchester: Police An 18-year-old woman has been hit with drunk driving charges after crashing her car while intoxicated in Northern Westchester, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an early morning incident on Sunday, July 2 just before 6 a.m., when police in Yorktown responded to Granite Springs Road, where there had been a reported car crash.  According to Yorktown Police, officers who arrived at the scene of the crash saw four people standing next to a vehicle that had been heavily damaged.  After identifying the driver as an 18-year-old woman from Peekskill, an investigation found that …

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Drove Drunk With Two Daughters In Vehicle In Area, Police Say Man Drove Drunk With Two Daughters In Vehicle In Area, Police Say
Man Drove Drunk With Two Daughters In Vehicle In Area, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for allegedly driving drunk under Leandra's Law for having his two young daughters in the vehicle at the time he was stopped, State Police said. On Saturday, July 24, just before 5:00 a.m., State Police stopped a vehicle on I-87, in Orange County in the town of Newburgh, when the driver committed a vehicle and traffic violation. The driver of the vehicle, Richard A. Sarno, age 43, of Yonkers, was found to be intoxicated while traveling with his two daughters, ages 9 and 13, said Trooper Tara McCormick. Sarno was taken arrested and was found to be drivi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver Busted With BAC Nearly Triple Legal Limit In Area, State Police Say Driver Busted With BAC Nearly Triple Legal Limit In Area, State Police Say
Driver Busted With BAC Nearly Triple Legal Limit In Area, State Police Say A 40-year-old man with a previous DWI conviction was busted driving with a blood alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit in the area, New York State Police announced. Troopers on patrol at approximately 9:40 p.m. on Friday, July 16 on Route 30 in the town of Florida stopped Jamaica, Queens resident Nkrumah Caldwell after he committed a vehicle and traffic violation on I-90 near the Amsterdam exit. During the subsequent traffic stop, State Police said that Caldwell was found to be allegedly intoxicated and driving with a suspended license. 
Caldwell was taken into custody without inci…

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by Zak Failla
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Northern Westchester 27-Year-Old Accused Of Driving Drunk With BAC Three Times Limit Northern Westchester 27-Year-Old Accused Of Driving Drunk With BAC Three Times Limit
Northern Westchester 27-Year-Old Accused Of Driving Drunk With BAC Three Times Limit A man driving with a blood alcohol content more than three times the legal limit was arrested during a traffic stop in the Hudson Valley, State Police announced. Troopers on patrol on I-287 at 10:40 p.m. on Saturday, May 30 stopped a driver in Harrison after he committed a vehicle and traffic violation in front of them on the interstate. During the subsequent stop, police said that troopers determined the driver, Millwood resident Tyler Ferguson, age 27, was found to be intoxicated, and he was taken into custody without incident. At New York State Police Headquarters in Tarrytown, Ferguson…

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by Zak Failla
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Driver On Probation Busted For Fourth DWI During Stop In Hudson Valley Driver On Probation Busted For Fourth DWI During Stop In Hudson Valley
Driver On Probation Busted For Fourth DWI During Stop In Hudson Valley A Westchester County man on probation with three previous DWI convictions is facing a host of charges after being busted allegedly drinking and driving without a license in Scarsdale. An officer on patrol at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Weaver Street on Monday, Feb. 4 was alerted by a License Plate Reader that a 2013 Chevy Traverse that drove by had a “suspended or revoked” registration. It was determined that the car’s registration had been suspended due to an insurance lapse in October last year. During the subsequent traffic stop, the officer spoke to the driver, New Rochelle resident Dav…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman 23, Charged In Route 15 Crash That Killed Fairfield County Resident Woman 23, Charged In Route 15 Crash That Killed Fairfield County Resident
Woman 23, Charged In Route 15 Crash That Killed Fairfield County Resident A 23-year-old woman who had a blood alcohol content at twice the legal limit has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a man during a crash on Route 15. Taylor Madison Stanford of Milford was arrested Friday by Connecticut State Police in connection with May 27, 2017, crash that took the life of Michael Zawadski, 45, of Stratford, said Trooper Kelly Grant.  The crash happened on the southbound Wilbur Cross Parkway in the town of Orange when both Stanford and Zawadski’s vehicles were traveling southbound near Exit 57. According to state police, Stanford’s Volkswagen Jetta was trave…

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by Kathy Reakes