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Victim Critical After Being Hit By Drunk Driver In Region: Police Victim Critical After Being Hit By Drunk Driver In Region: Police
Victim Critical After Being Hit By Drunk Driver In Region: Police A Westchester man faces felony charges after crashing into a man while he was walking in a crosswalk on a New York roadway, leaving them critically injured, police announced. White Plains resident Joseph Jensen, age 54, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 28 in connection with an incident in the Ulster County village of Ellenville, Ellenville Police said. According to the department, the crash happened at the intersection of Center Street (Route 52) and Route 209 (South Main Street), when the victim was hit by Jensen's vehicle while he was walking in the crosswalk.  The victim, a 54-year-o…
Drunk Driver Busted With LSD During Traffic Stop In Capital Region, Police Say Drunk Driver Busted With LSD During Traffic Stop In Capital Region, Police Say
Drunk Driver Busted With LSD During Traffic Stop In Capital Region, Police Say A 36-year-old man is facing driving while intoxicated charges after allegedly being caught drunk behind the wheel with illegal drugs in the car, police said. The upstate New York incident happened Thursday evening, Aug. 31, in Warren County, on Route 9 in Lake George, according to state police. Connecticut resident Andrew Tustian, of Stratford, was stopped for multiple vehicle and traffic law violations before troopers determined he was intoxicated, police said. Troopers also discovered multiple controlled substances in the car, including lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), according to poli…
Fatal Hit-Run: 17-Year-Old Struck By Drunk Driver In New York, Police Say Fatal Hit-Run: 17-Year-Old Struck By Drunk Driver In New York, Police Say
Fatal Hit-Run: 17-Year-Old Struck By Drunk Driver In New York, Police Say A 67-year-old man faces numerous felony charges after fleeing the scene of a crash in New York that left a teenage boy dead, police said.  Sullivan County resident Thomas Piatt, age 67, of Bethel, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 31 for his role in a crash that left a 17-year-old Cochecton resident dead, according to state police.  At the time of the incident, around 12:40 a.m. on Thursday, state police responded to Route 17B in Bethel on a report of a fatal crash. Arriving troopers conducted an investigation and determined that a 2014 Dodge Charger operated by Piatt…
Crash Killing Tow Truck Driver: 'Extremely' Drunk Man Guilty In Deadly Wilton Wreck Crash Killing Tow Truck Driver: 'Extremely' Drunk Man Guilty In Deadly Wilton Wreck
Crash Killing Tow Truck Driver: 'Extremely' Drunk Man Guilty In Deadly Wilton Wreck After drinking an “excessive” amount of alcohol at an Applebee’s restaurant, Justin Rodriguez got behind the wheel of his pickup truck and - defying the pleas and warnings of concerned onlookers to stop - drove onto a highway in the region. Shortly afterward on Sept. 15, 2022, the 41-year-old struck tow truck operator Alex Bleickhardt as he helped a disabled vehicle in Saratoga County, on the shoulder of I-87 in Wilton. Bleickhardt, a 33-year-old employee of TowAway LLC from Pottersville in Warren County, was pronounced dead at the scene. Earlier Report: Man Preparing To Tow Disabled Tr…
Woman Celebrating Cinco De Mayo Drives Drunk Into Police Headquarters In Region: Cops Woman Celebrating Cinco De Mayo Drives Drunk Into Police Headquarters In Region: Cops
Woman Celebrating Cinco De Mayo Drives Drunk Into Police Headquarters In Region: Cops A woman who was out celebrating Cinco de Mayo drove drunk right into the parking lot of a police headquarters in a town in the Hudson Valley, according to authorities. Just before 11 p.m. on Friday, May 5 in Ulster County, the woman drove into the restricted area at Saugerties Police Headquarters, located at 4 High Street in Saugerties. The woman then parked near the employee entrance leaving her vehicle running, Saugerties Police said.  There were two individuals observed in the vehicle who appeared to be listening to music, according to police.  When an officer inqui…
Multi-County Pursuit Ends With Wanted Capital Region Man Hiding Under House, Police Say Multi-County Pursuit Ends With Wanted Capital Region Man Hiding Under House, Police Say
Multi-County Pursuit Ends With Wanted Capital Region Man Hiding Under House, Police Say A 39-year-old man wanted by police is facing numerous charges following a police pursuit that spanned two counties in the region. Troopers in Montgomery County attempted to stop Brandon Delavallade, of Schenectady, at around 1:45 a.m. Sunday, April 23, on East Main Street in Amsterdam, according to State Police. He allegedly refused to stop, triggering a pursuit. Troopers eventually ended the chase over concerns for public safety, and he was spotted a short time later by Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies in the town of Perth in Fulton County. Delavallade reportedly crashed his car, dam…
Drunk, Wrong-Way Driver Flees On Foot After Being Busted On Capital Region Highway, Police Say Drunk, Wrong-Way Driver Flees On Foot After Being Busted On Capital Region Highway, Police Say
Drunk, Wrong-Way Driver Flees On Foot After Being Busted On Capital Region Highway, Police Say An alleged drunk driver is facing multiple charges after he was busted driving the wrong way on a highway in the region, authorities said. Greene County resident Conor Moan, age 25, of Greenville, was arrested for felony DWI and other charges following a near-crash that occurred early Sunday, March 5, on the Thruway in Schenectady County, in the town of Rotterdam. Troopers first spotted Moan at around 2 a.m. as he drove a Subaru Legacy westbound in the eastbound lane on I-90 near exit 26, according to State Police. They avoided a head-on crash by veering onto the right shoulder. Moan’s ve…
Capital Region Drunk Driver Leads Troopers On Chase, Intentionally Strikes Cop Cars: Police Capital Region Drunk Driver Leads Troopers On Chase, Intentionally Strikes Cop Cars: Police
Capital Region Drunk Driver Leads Troopers On Chase, Intentionally Strikes Cop Cars: Police A 29-year-old man is facing multiple charges after allegedly leading New York State Police troopers on a highway chase before intentionally striking two police vehicles, authorities said. The incident began at around 11:15 p.m. Thursday, March 2, when troopers in Greene County attempted to stop Angelo Paradiso, of Palenville, for a traffic violation on the northbound Thruway near Catskill, according to state police. Paradiso, who was driving a Chevrolet Cobalt, allegedly refused to stop and a chase ensued. Troopers deployed a tire deflation device near mile marker 106, causing Paradiso’s …
Drunk Driver On Area Highway Had Teen In Car, Police Say Drunk Driver On Area Highway Had Teen In Car, Police Say
Drunk Driver On Area Highway Had Teen In Car, Police Say A 33-year-old man is facing DWI charges after he was allegedly busted driving drunk on a highway with a teenager in the car, authorities said. Troopers in Albany County stopped Evan Person, of Ozone Park, Queens, at around 2 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, for a vehicle and traffic violation as he drove on I-87 in the town of Bethlehem, according to State Police. During their interaction, troopers determined that Person was intoxicated. Testing revealed he had a blood alcohol content of 0.10 percent, police said. Troopers said he also had a 15-year-old passenger in the car. The teen was later turn…
Drunk Driver Who Killed Author In Region Had ‘Significant’ Amount Of Alcohol In System, DA Says Drunk Driver Who Killed Author In Region Had ‘Significant’ Amount Of Alcohol In System, DA Says
Drunk Driver Who Killed Author In Region Had ‘Significant’ Amount Of Alcohol In System, DA Says The man accused of striking a New York author with his car and then leaving her to die in the roadway had a “significant” amount of alcohol in his system at the time, prosecutors allege. Albany County resident Nsikak Okure, age 34, of Guilderland, was arraigned on an 11-count indictment in Albany County Court on Monday, Nov. 21, including second-degree manslaughter, in the death of Tanisha Brathwaite. Earlier Report: Published Author ID'd As Victim In Fatal Hit, Run Crash In Albany The 31-year-old Brooklyn native was walking home at around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, when she was struc…
Capital Region Police Chief Blames NY's Bail Reform Laws For 'Serial Intoxicated Driver' Capital Region Police Chief Blames NY's Bail Reform Laws For 'Serial Intoxicated Driver'
Capital Region Police Chief Blames NY's Bail Reform Laws For 'Serial Intoxicated Driver' A New York police chief is blasting the state’s bail reform laws, claiming they are directly to blame for a repeat DWI offender who was arrested three times in just as many months. Albany County resident Brandon McKinley, age 42, of Watervliet, was sentenced to an aggregate term of three to nine years in prison in Albany County Court Tuesday, Nov. 15. The sentence followed his September 2022 guilty plea to three counts of driving while intoxicated, a felony. According to prosecutors, McKinley was stopped by Watervliet Police on three separate occasions in May, June, and July 2022. During e…
Hadley Man Nabbed For DWI Twice In Same Day, Police Say Hadley Man Nabbed For DWI Twice In Same Day, Police Say
Hadley Man Nabbed For DWI Twice In Same Day, Police Say A man from the Capital Region was arrested not once, but twice in the same day for allegedly driving while intoxicated, authorities said. State Police in Saratoga County were called at around 9:15 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, with reports of a pickup truck off the roadway in Corinth, on Wilton Mountain Road. When they arrived, troopers found 37-year-old Jeffrey Nadeau, of Hadley, sitting in the driver’s seat of the truck, which had struck a utility pole, police said. He was arrested for suspected DWI and taken to a State Police facility in Wilton, where police said testing revealed a blood alco…
Hundreds Charged In Capital Region During Crackdown On Underage Drinking, Fake IDs Hundreds Charged In Capital Region During Crackdown On Underage Drinking, Fake IDs
Hundreds Charged In Capital Region During Crackdown On Underage Drinking, Fake IDs Hundreds of people are facing charges following an investigation into underage drinking and fake ID usage at concert venues across New York. More than 550 people received tickets during a New York State Department of Motor Vehicles probe known as Operation Prevent, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office. The enforcement campaign targeted summer concert venues, where young people frequently try to use fake IDs to buy alcohol. Using “state of the art equipment” to scan and detect fraudulent IDs, DMV investigators worked with concert venues and local police to deter underage drinking and pr…
Woman Driving Drunk Charged After Wrong-Way Crash In Capital District, Police Say Woman Driving Drunk Charged After Wrong-Way Crash In Capital District, Police Say
Woman Driving Drunk Charged After Wrong-Way Crash In Capital District, Police Say A Western Massachusetts woman is facing charges after allegedly driving drunk and causing a head-on crash that injured two others in New York’s capital city. The crash happened Friday, Aug. 26, on I-90 in Albany. New York State Police determined that Isabella Wasuk, age 22, of Pittsfield in Berkshire County, was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes when she struck another vehicle head on. The impact injured the driver and passenger in the second car, police said. Wasuk was not arrested until Tuesday, Sept 13, when she was taken into custody on charges of driving while intoxicated and…
NY Man Busted Driving Drunk Twice In 2 Hours, Police Say NY Man Busted Driving Drunk Twice In 2 Hours, Police Say
NY Man Busted Driving Drunk Twice In 2 Hours, Police Say A Hudson Valley resident was stopped for suspected drunk driving not once, but twice in a span of just two hours, authorities said. Troopers in Ulster County stopped Edwin Mendez, age 29, of New Paltz, at around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, July 31, as he drove on Southside Avenue in New Paltz. Troopers had noticed the man’s 2013 Audi S4 violating several vehicle and traffic laws, according to New York State Police. During their conversation, troopers determined that Mendez did not have a valid driver’s license and was impaired by alcohol, police said. He was arrested after refusing a chemical test …
Man Found Dead In Mohawk River Man Found Dead In Mohawk River
Man Found Dead In Mohawk River Police are investigating after a man’s body was pulled from a Capital District river. In Saratoga County, deputies were called at around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7, with reports of a possible drowning in the Mohawk River in the town of Halfmoon, near Terminal Road. A 911 caller told dispatchers they had come across what they believed was an obviously deceased person submerged in approximately three to five feet of water, police said. Deputies worked with the Halfmoon Fire Department to remove the man’s body from the river. Police identified him as Rensselaer County resident Michael J. Baran…
Man Busted For Driving Drunk Through Work Zone, Fleeing Cops In Wilton, Police Say Man Busted For Driving Drunk Through Work Zone, Fleeing Cops In Wilton, Police Say
Man Busted For Driving Drunk Through Work Zone, Fleeing Cops In Wilton, Police Say A Capital District man is behind bars after he was allegedly busted driving drunk in a work zone and then tried running from police. New York State Police said 911 calls started coming in at around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, with reports of an erratic driver in Saratoga County heading southbound on I-87 in the town of Wilton. Callers told police the vehicle was “all over the roadway” and striking construction cones, not far from road crews. Troopers stopped the vehicle and identified the driver as 44-year-old Neil Desposito, of Menands. At one point, he tried fleeing from troopers by r…
IDs Released For Three Women Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver Near NY Event Venue IDs Released For Three Women Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver Near NY Event Venue
IDs Released For Three Women Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver Near NY Event Venue The identities have been released who three women who were killed after a crash involving a drunk driver in front of an event venue in New York, police said. At around 11:10 p.m. Saturday, May 21 on Long Island, a 2010 Lincoln Town Car with a driver and five occupants was struck in the eastbound lane of Jericho Turnpike in New Hyde Park by a 2012 Mercedes-Benz sedan occupied by only the driver, according to Nassau County Police.  The incident happened in front of 214 Jericho Turnpike, the location of The Inn at New Hyde Park, a facility for events and weddings. (See…
Three Female Passengers Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver Near NY Event Venue, Police Say Three Female Passengers Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver Near NY Event Venue, Police Say
Three Female Passengers Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver Near NY Event Venue, Police Say Updated story: IDs Released For Three Women Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver Near NY Event Venue Three female passengers were killed after a crash involving a drunk driver that happened overnight in front of an event venue in New York, police said. At around 11:10 p.m. Saturday, May 21 on Long Island, a 2010 Lincoln Town Car with a driver and five occupants was struck in the eastbound lane of Jericho Turnpike in New Hyde Park by a 2012 Mercedes-Benz sedan occupied by only the driver, according to Nassau County Police.  The incident happened in front …
Man Busted For DWI With BAC More Than Triple The Legal Limit On I-87 Man Busted For DWI With BAC More Than Triple The Legal Limit On I-87
Man Busted For DWI With BAC More Than Triple The Legal Limit On I-87 A one-car crash on I-87 in the region led to the arrest of a 43-year-old man who was allegedly driving with a blood alcohol concentration more than triple the legal limit, state police said. In Ulster County, troopers responded to a stretch of I-87 in Newburgh after there was a reported crash on the side of the road at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 8. According to police, upon arrival, investigators found a 2015 Toyota Rav4 that had been driven off the road approximately 20 feet into a nearby wooded area. It is alleged that the driver, Brooklyn resident Tsering Wangyal, was found…
Ballston Spa Man With Previous Convictions Facing Felony DWI Charge Ballston Spa Man With Previous Convictions Facing Felony DWI Charge
Ballston Spa Man With Previous Convictions Facing Felony DWI Charge A convicted felon with multiple previous DWI arrests is being held behind bars after being busted for allegedly driving while intoxicated through the region, New York state police said. In Saratoga County, New York State Police troopers on patrol in Wilton stopped a driver at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20 after he was caught committing multiple vehicle and traffic violations. According to police, while speaking to the driver, Ballston Spa resident Jonathan Foley, troopers "could smell the odor of alcohol emanating from his breath and observed signs that he was under the in…
Capital Region Man Charged In Fatal Crash In Rensselaer County Capital Region Man Charged In Fatal Crash In Rensselaer County
Capital Region Man Charged In Fatal Crash In Rensselaer County A Capital District man is accused of causing a DWI crash that left a man dead. Rensselaer County resident Dylan Densmore, age 26, of Poestenkill, was arrested Thursday, April 21, following the wreck on Highway 355 in Poestenkill, according to the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office. Emergency crews arrived at the scene around 10:40 p.m. and found Densmore outside of his GMC pickup truck, along with a second man who was trapped inside his Honda Civic, police said. Both vehicles had suffered extensive damage. Medics rendered first aid to the driver of the Civic, but he later died at Samarita…