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Drunk Driver Swerves Into Oncoming Lane In Yorktown: Police Drunk Driver Swerves Into Oncoming Lane In Yorktown: Police
Drunk Driver Swerves Into Oncoming Lane In Yorktown: Police A 57-year-old Connecticut man faces drunk driving charges after swerving into the oncoming lane on a busy road in Northern Westchester, police announced. Fairfield County resident Dwan Christopher Alexander was arrested on Saturday, March 30 after he was caught driving while intoxicated on Route 118 in Yorktown, Yorktown Police announced on Wednesday, April 3.  According to the department, just before 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to the area of Route 35 for a reported drunk driver seen swerving in the roadway and entering the opposing lane of traffic several times.  …
2 Drunk Drivers Nabbed In Carmel, Southeast Over St. Patrick's Day Weekend: Police 2 Drunk Drivers Nabbed In Carmel, Southeast Over St. Patrick's Day Weekend: Police
2 Drunk Drivers Nabbed In Carmel, Southeast Over St. Patrick's Day Weekend: Police Two men, including a Fairfield County resident, face charges after they were caught driving while intoxicated in the Hudson Valley as part of a Saint Patrick's Day enforcement detail, police announced. The two arrests were announced on Wednesday, March 20 by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, which conducted an increased drunk driving enforcement detail over Saint Patrick's Day weekend. The first arrest was made on Saturday, March 16 around midnight, when a sheriff's deputy saw a vehicle driving on Fair Street in Carmel that could not stay in its lane. The deputy then pulled the car over a…
Police To Increase Patrols, Sobriety Checks In NY For St. Patrick's Day Weekend: Hochul Police To Increase Patrols, Sobriety Checks In NY For St. Patrick's Day Weekend: Hochul
Police To Increase Patrols, Sobriety Checks In NY For St. Patrick's Day Weekend: Hochul Ahead of celebrations for St. Patrick's Day weekend, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that authorities will be cracking down on drunk and drug-impaired driving. As part of the effort to catch those who choose to drive while impaired, New York State Police and local law enforcement agencies will increase patrols and sobriety checkpoints across the state beginning on Friday, March 15, and continuing into Sunday, March 17, Hochul announced. In addition, law enforcement agencies will also be targeting distracted drivers using cell phones, as well as checking retail establishments to mak…
Drunk Drivers Nabbed In Yorktown Crashes After Super Bowl: Police Drunk Drivers Nabbed In Yorktown Crashes After Super Bowl: Police
Drunk Drivers Nabbed In Yorktown Crashes After Super Bowl: Police A man and woman both face drunk driving charges in connection to two separate crashes in Northern Westchester that occurred after the Super Bowl, police announced. The two crashes both happened in Yorktown on Sunday night, Feb. 11, and early Monday morning, Feb. 12, Yorktown Police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 14.  The first of the incidents happened on Sunday around 11 p.m., when a vehicle left the scene of a crash in the area of Crossways Road, according to the department. Responding officers were able to get a description of the vehicle and found it on Barger Street. Police then tr…
Man Accused Of Driving Drunk With 2 Small Children In Vehicle In Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Driving Drunk With 2 Small Children In Vehicle In Hudson Valley
Man Accused Of Driving Drunk With 2 Small Children In Vehicle In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man faces felony drunk driving charges after he was found to be traveling in Westchester with two young children in his car while intoxicated, police announced. Rockland County resident Frankln Agualsaca Caiza of Spring Valley, age 28, was arrested on Saturday, Feb. 10 after he was caught driving while intoxicated with children in his car, New York State Police announced on Monday, Feb. 12. According to police, on the day of Agualsaca Caiza's arrest around 5:30 a.m., troopers pulled over a vehicle traveling on Interstate 87 in Ardsley for vehicle and traffic violat…
Update: Drunk Driver Admits Dragging, Injuring Mayor Who Tried To Help Him In Hudson Valley Update: Drunk Driver Admits Dragging, Injuring Mayor Who Tried To Help Him In Hudson Valley
Update: Drunk Driver Admits Dragging, Injuring Mayor Who Tried To Help Him In Hudson Valley A 42-year-old man has admitted to felony drunk driving charges after injuring a Hudson Valley mayor who tried to help him, officials announced.  Orange County resident Matthew Labar of Goshen, age 42, pleaded guilty to felony DWI charges on Friday, Jan. 12, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Friday, Jan. 26.  Earlier Report - Warwick Mayor Injured Attempting To Help Man Who Kept Falling According to Hoovler's office, on Saturday, July 29 around 4:15 p.m., Labar was seen stumbling on Main Street in Warwick. There, he was soon spotte…
Hudson Valley Drunk Driver Nabbed Following High-Speed Chase, Police Say Hudson Valley Drunk Driver Nabbed Following High-Speed Chase, Police Say
Hudson Valley Drunk Driver Nabbed Following High-Speed Chase, Police Say A Hudson Valley alleged drunk driver was nabbed after taking police on a high-speed chase through multiple jurisdictions. The incident took place in Dutchess Couty around 11:10 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14 in the town of Poughkeepsie. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, Scott W. Owen, age 27, of Poughkeepsie refused to stop for a sheriff's deputy on Route 9 near the town of Hyde Park. After going through numerous jurisdictions Owen finally stopped and was taken into custody, at which time he was positively identified, Watterson said. Owen w…
Drunk Man Caught Driving On Rim In Yorktown: Police Drunk Man Caught Driving On Rim In Yorktown: Police
Drunk Man Caught Driving On Rim In Yorktown: Police A 58-year-old man faces drunk driving charges after he was caught traveling with a flat tire on a Northern Westchester road, police said. The events leading up to the man's arrest began on Saturday, Dec. 24 around 12:45 a.m., when authorities in Yorktown received a report of a vehicle driving on its rim on Old Yorktown Road (Route 132).  According to Yorktown Police, officers soon found the car driving south on Old Yorktown Road at the Taconic State Parkway overpass and saw it allegedly move unsafely from its lane. They then pulled the vehicle over and identified the driver as Bronx re…
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Striking Guard Rail, Fleeing Scene In Region: Police Drunk Driver Nabbed After Striking Guard Rail, Fleeing Scene In Region: Police
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Striking Guard Rail, Fleeing Scene In Region: Police A 47-year-old woman faces several charges after crashing into a guard rail in Fairfield County while drunk and driving away from the scene before eventually being caught, police announced.  The incident happened on Wednesday, Dec. 20 around 9:30 p.m., when a 1998 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Ridgefield resident Paula Carter, age 47, was traveling north on Danbury Road by the intersection with Olmstead Hill Road in Wilton and struck a guardrail, according to Wilton Police.  Carter then drove away from the scene but was soon pulled over by a Wilton patrol officer, police said. …
'Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over' Campaign Launches Across NY State 'Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over' Campaign Launches Across NY State
'Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over' Campaign Launches Across NY State ‘Tis the season for cracking down on drunk driving. Starting on Wednesday, Dec. 13, and lasting through Monday, Jan. 1, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the New York State Police would join in on the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. During the campaign, additional patrols will be out on the road, and DWI checkpoints will be set up to ensure any person driving under the influence is taken off the road. Hochul said troopers would also be on the lookout for distracted driving, people who are not properly buckled, and those who violate the “Move Over Law” requiring driving…
Drunken Driver Going 156 MPH Admits Snapchatting Before Fiery Wreck Killing UAlbany Student Drunken Driver Going 156 MPH Admits Snapchatting Before Fiery Wreck Killing UAlbany Student
Drunken Driver Going 156 MPH Admits Snapchatting Before Fiery Wreck Killing UAlbany Student More than a year after a beloved New York college student was killed in a fiery, drunk-driving crash in the region, the man responsible has formally confessed. New Jersey resident Vasu Laroiya, age 24, of Iselin in Middlesex County, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in Albany County Court on Tuesday, Nov. 28, in the death of Katie Fisher. Laroiya admitted that he was Snapchatting while driving drunk at 156 miles per hour on I-87 in Colonie when he struck Fisher’s Honda Civic on the night of May 28, 2022. Earlier Report: 22-Year-Old Killed In Colonie Crash Remembered Fo…
Drunk Driving: Police In NY To Crack Down On Enforcement Through Thanksgiving Weekend Drunk Driving: Police In NY To Crack Down On Enforcement Through Thanksgiving Weekend
Drunk Driving: Police In NY To Crack Down On Enforcement Through Thanksgiving Weekend In order to protect New York residents during the week of Thanksgiving, authorities have announced that they will be cracking down on drunk and drugged drivers throughout the state.  The enforcement initiative was announced by both New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York State Police on Tuesday, Nov. 21, and will run between Wednesday, Nov. 22 through Sunday, Nov. 26.  During this time, state police troopers will supplement regular patrols across the state, implement fixed sobriety checkpoints, and also use Concealed Identity Traffic Enforcement patrol vehicles to watch out f…
Support Swells For Family Of Beloved Father Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver In Philipstown Support Swells For Family Of Beloved Father Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver In Philipstown
Support Swells For Family Of Beloved Father Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver In Philipstown Just days after a beloved father from Northern Westchester was killed in a crash caused in the region by an alleged drunk driver that also injured his young son, a community has already raised thousands to support his family.  Cortlandt Manor resident Joe Stubblefield, age 52, was killed in a crash in Putnam County on Saturday, Nov. 11 around 9:45 p.m. on Route 9 near Stone Ridge Road, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  Earlier Report - Man Killed, Child Injured After Car Veers Into Oncoming Lane In Putnam County: Police According to authorities, he …
Wrong-Way Driver Caught After Striking Cop Cruiser On I-84 In Kent: Police Wrong-Way Driver Caught After Striking Cop Cruiser On I-84 In Kent: Police
Wrong-Way Driver Caught After Striking Cop Cruiser On I-84 In Kent: Police A 41-year-old woman was slapped with drunk driving charges after driving the wrong way on I-84 throughout two counties in the Hudson Valley, striking a police cruiser in the process, authorities said. The woman's arrest stemmed from an incident in Putnam County on Saturday, Nov. 11 around 1:45 a.m., when a vehicle was reported to be traveling east in the westbound lanes of Interstate 84 in Kent.  According to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, a sheriff's deputy found the vehicle and attempted to stop it. They were eventually able to get the car to pull over, but not before it struck …
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Leaving Scene Of Crash In Yorktown: Police Drunk Driver Nabbed After Leaving Scene Of Crash In Yorktown: Police
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Leaving Scene Of Crash In Yorktown: Police A 46-year-old man faces drunk driving charges after allegedly leaving the scene of a crash in Northern Westchester, police said. The arrest stemmed from an incident on Saturday, Oct. 28 just after 8:30 p.m., when Yorktown Police responded to a motor vehicle crash on Sagamore Avenue.  According to the department, one of the involved vehicles had driven away from the scene. A responding officer then found the missing car and identified the driver as 46-year-old Jason Wohlber of Mohegan Lake.  An investigation eventually determined that Wohlber had allegedly been driving while …
Scary Drivers: Hochul Orders Crackdown On Drunk, Aggressive Driving Over Halloween Weekend Scary Drivers: Hochul Orders Crackdown On Drunk, Aggressive Driving Over Halloween Weekend
Scary Drivers: Hochul Orders Crackdown On Drunk, Aggressive Driving Over Halloween Weekend As Halloween approaches, officials are taking measures to ensure that New Yorkers can have a safe and scary-good time. Starting Friday, Oct. 27, and lasting through Tuesday, Oct. 31, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that both state and local law enforcement will be on patrol in an attempt to crack down on impaired driving. Anyone driving during the crackdown can expect sobriety checkpoints, Hochul said. In addition to watching out for those driving under the influence, police will be keeping an eye out for anyone using electronic devices behind the wheel. Troopers will also be using both ma…
Passenger Dies In Fiery Drunk-Driving Crash Near College In Region, Police Say Passenger Dies In Fiery Drunk-Driving Crash Near College In Region, Police Say
Passenger Dies In Fiery Drunk-Driving Crash Near College In Region, Police Say A suspected drunk-driving crash near a college campus in the region claimed the life of a 47-year-old woman. The fiery wreck happened just before 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, in Schenectady, on Eastern Avenue. The scene was two blocks away from Union College. According to Schenectady Police, 31-year-old Gregory Mitchell, of Scotia, was driving while intoxicated when he crashed into a parked car on Eastern Avenue near Degraff Street. The impact ignited a fire and trapped his passenger, Jacqueline McCole, of Scotia, inside the vehicle.  By the time members of the Schenectady Fire Departme…
Drunk Driver Injured After Leaving Moving Car In Mall Parking Lot In Yorktown: Police Drunk Driver Injured After Leaving Moving Car In Mall Parking Lot In Yorktown: Police
Drunk Driver Injured After Leaving Moving Car In Mall Parking Lot In Yorktown: Police A 50-year-old man was arrested on drunk driving charges after exiting his moving car in the parking lot of a Northern Westchester mall, injuring himself in the process, police said. The incident happened on Thursday, Oct. 5 just before 3:30 p.m., when Yorktown Police responded to the Jefferson Valley Mall at 650 Lee Blvd. after receiving a report of an injured person in the parking lot.  According to the department, an arriving officer quickly found the injured man and identified him as Peekskill resident Leonidas Lobato, age 50.  The officer then determined that Lobato, who…
Drunk Driver Arrested After 3-Car Crash In Yorktown: Police Drunk Driver Arrested After 3-Car Crash In Yorktown: Police
Drunk Driver Arrested After 3-Car Crash In Yorktown: Police A 64-year-old man faces drunk driving charges following his involvement in a three-car crash in Northern Westchester, police said. The arrest resulted from an incident on Sunday, Oct. 1 around 3:50 p.m., when police in Yorktown responded to a three-vehicle crash in the area of Yorktown Pizza and Pasta at 2013 Crompond Rd. (Route 202).  An arriving officer identified 64-year-old Josef Sinkyrik as one of the drivers and found that he had allegedly been driving while intoxicated, the department said. Sinkyrik was then arrested on a charge of aggravated DWI with a blood alcohol content of…
Drunk Driver Found Unresponsive In Car After Yorktown Crash: Police Drunk Driver Found Unresponsive In Car After Yorktown Crash: Police
Drunk Driver Found Unresponsive In Car After Yorktown Crash: Police A 30-year-old woman was hit with drunk driving charges following a crash that left her briefly unresponsive in Northern Westchester, police said. The arrest resulted from an incident that happened on Wednesday, Sept. 27 around 2 a.m., when a Yorktown Police officer responded to the area of 1290 East Main St. where a woman had been reported unresponsive but breathing.  According to Yorktown Police, the arriving officer found a woman identified as 30-year-old Jaime Otero of the Bronx inside the driver's seat of a car that had crashed and left the roadway.  After an investigation, t…
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Embankment, Flips Car In Yorktown: Police Drunk Driver Crashes Into Embankment, Flips Car In Yorktown: Police
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Embankment, Flips Car In Yorktown: Police A 55-year-old man faces drunk driving charges after crashing his vehicle into an embankment, overturning, and hitting a utility pole in Northern Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Thursday, Sept. 21 around 1:40 a.m., when Yorktown Police responded to a crash on Route 118 in the area of Birdsall Drive, according to the department. Arriving officers soon found the crashed vehicle and identified the driver as Cortlandt Manor resident Anthony Olivieri, age 55.  Police then determined that Olivieri had allegedly been intoxicated at the time of the crash, causing him to…
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Parking In Middle Of Entrance Ramp In Yorktown: Police Drunk Driver Nabbed After Parking In Middle Of Entrance Ramp In Yorktown: Police
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Parking In Middle Of Entrance Ramp In Yorktown: Police A Hudson Valley woman faces drunk driving charges after authorities found her parked in the middle of an entrance ramp to the Taconic State Parkway in Northern Westchester, police said. The arrest stemmed from an incident on Saturday, Sept. 2 just before 11 p.m., when Yorktown Police responded to a reported erratic driver on Route 134 near the entrance and exit ramps to the Taconic State Parkway.  According to Yorktown Police, arriving officers soon found a vehicle stopped in the middle of the lane on the entrance ramp between Route 134 and the Taconic State Parkway.  Police then…
Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Causes Crash On I-84 In Kent, Police Say Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Causes Crash On I-84 In Kent, Police Say
Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Causes Crash On I-84 In Kent, Police Say A 26-year-old man faces charges after allegedly causing a three-car crash while driving the wrong way on Interstate 84 in the Hudson Valley, hospitalizing three people, police said.  The crash happened in Putnam County on Tuesday, Sept. 6, when New York State Police responded to westbound I-84 in Kent east of Ludingtonville Road on a report of a wrong-way driver.  Arriving troopers then found that 26-year-old Edison Magallanes Castro of Chicago, Illinois had been driving a 2013 Volkswagen Passat east in the westbound lanes before hitting both a 2011 Nissan Sent…
Sobriety Checkpoints To Ramp Up In NY For Labor Day Weekend Sobriety Checkpoints To Ramp Up In NY For Labor Day Weekend
Sobriety Checkpoints To Ramp Up In NY For Labor Day Weekend In anticipation of Labor Day weekend, authorities announced they are set to increase patrols to combat drunk and reckless driving. On Friday, Sept. 1, the New York State Police announced that it would "crack down" on reckless driving by intensifying patrols and adding sobriety checkpoints throughout the state. Set to run through Monday, Sept. 4, police hope that the added measures will “take intoxicated and drug-impaired drivers off our roadways before they injure or kill others,” according to a statement by New York State Police Acting Superintendent Steven A. Nigrelli. Troopers and lo…
4 Nabbed For DWI In Putnam: Wrong-Way Driving, Mailbox Damage Among Offenses, Police Say 4 Nabbed For DWI In Putnam: Wrong-Way Driving, Mailbox Damage Among Offenses, Police Say
4 Nabbed For DWI In Putnam: Wrong-Way Driving, Mailbox Damage Among Offenses, Police Say Four people, including Westchester and Fairfield County residents, face various charges after they were caught driving while intoxicated in the Hudson Valley, police said. The arrests all happened in Putnam County over both Saturday, Aug. 19, and Sunday, Aug. 20, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, Aug. 22.  The following people were arrested, according to sheriff's deputies:  Fairfield County resident Michael F. Bautista-Zumba, age 23, of Danbury, was arrested on Saturday around 2:10 a.m. after authorities saw him allegedly travel from his lane in an unsafe…
5 Injured After Drunk Driver Slams Into Bar In Hudson Valley: Police 5 Injured After Drunk Driver Slams Into Bar In Hudson Valley: Police
5 Injured After Drunk Driver Slams Into Bar In Hudson Valley: Police Five people were injured when a drunk driver crashed into a bar in Westchester, causing damage to the building as well, police said.  New, updated report - New Update: ID Released Of Drunk Driver Who Crashed Into New Rochelle Bar, Police Say The incident happened on Sunday morning, July 30 around 4:30 a.m., when a car slammed into the Drake Main Cafe and Bar located at 1 Drake Ave. in New Rochelle, according to New Rochelle Police.  Five patrons who had been standing outside the building at the time were struck during the crash and injured as a result, police said, adding th…
Drunk Driver From Hudson Valley Nabbed After Crashing Into River: Police Drunk Driver From Hudson Valley Nabbed After Crashing Into River: Police
Drunk Driver From Hudson Valley Nabbed After Crashing Into River: Police A New York man faces drunk driving charges after crashing into a river in Connecticut and lying to officers about having passengers in his car, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an incident that happened in Fairfield County on Monday, June 26 just before 4 a.m., when Darien Police responded to the area of Tokeneke Road and Raymond Street for a reported single-car crash, according to Sergeant Dan Skoumbros.  Once there, officers identified the driver as Westchester County resident Kevin Silva-Morocho, age 19, of Sleepy Hollow, who admitted that he had driven his …
Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Nabbed After Being Caught With Child In Car In Southeast: Police Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Nabbed After Being Caught With Child In Car In Southeast: Police
Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Nabbed After Being Caught With Child In Car In Southeast: Police A Fairfield County drunk driver faces a felony charge after being caught driving on the wrong side of a Hudson Valley road with a 12-year-old boy inside the car, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an incident that happened in Putnam County on Sunday, July 2 around 12:30 a.m., when sheriff's deputies saw a car driving in the wrong lane in Southeast on Danbury Road (Route 202), according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  When authorities pulled the car over, they found that the driver, 35-year-old Segundo Castro Rodriguez of Danbury, Connecticut, was allegedly drunk af…
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 …
Putnam County Woman Driving Drunk Charged After Crashing, Police Say Putnam County Woman Driving Drunk Charged After Crashing, Police Say
Putnam County Woman Driving Drunk Charged After Crashing, Police Say A 27-year-old Hudson Valley woman faces drunk driving charges after crashing on a Northern Westchester road, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an incident on Friday, June 23 just after 7 p.m., when Yorktown Police responded to a single-car crash on Barger Street and found that a vehicle had driven off the road, the department said.  Once they arrived at the scene of the crash, officers identified the driver as Putnam County resident Kristen Comilloni of Putnam Valley, age 27, and determined that she had allegedly been driving while intoxicated by alcohol.  Comilloni was …
'Fun Can Be Fatal': NY Police Announce Crackdown On Impaired Driving For Holiday 'Fun Can Be Fatal': NY Police Announce Crackdown On Impaired Driving For Holiday
'Fun Can Be Fatal': NY Police Announce Crackdown On Impaired Driving For Holiday Ahead of the holiday, officials announced the increased presence of undercover police cars and sobriety checkpoints to combat impaired driving. Starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 30, and lasting until 3 a.m on Wednesday, July 5, the New York State Police will be heightening patrols in an effort to reduce the number of drunk and other impaired driving infractions, according to a release by the NYSP. During the specialized enforcement period, drivers can expect to encounter sobriety checkpoints and DWI patrols. Additionally, troopers said they will be on the lookout for drivers using any …