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Driver's License Suspension

Hit-Run Victim Chases Suspect From Westchester Until Cops Arrive, Police Say Hit-Run Victim Chases Suspect From Westchester Until Cops Arrive, Police Say
Hit-Run Victim Chases Suspect From Westchester Until Cops Arrive, Police Say A Northern Westchester man who tried driving away after rear-ending a car was instead arrested after the victim refused to let him escape and gave chase, police said.  The incident happened in Putnam County on Sunday, April 2 around 4:30 p.m., when two vehicles were involved in a rear-end accident in Carmel at the intersection of Route 6 and Croton Falls Road and one of the vehicles tried to leave the scene, according to Carmel Police.  The second vehicle then began to chase the escaping car for around two miles until Carmel Police officers were able to catch up to them on Colonia…
SUV Crashes Into Local Firehouse In Hudson Valley SUV Crashes Into Local Firehouse In Hudson Valley
SUV Crashes Into Local Firehouse In Hudson Valley Police in the Hudson Valley are investigating after a woman drove an SUV into the front of a firehouse.  The incident took place in Orange County around 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, in the village of Chester on Main Street near Route 94. The woman, whose license was suspended, was transported to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, the village of Chester Police said. Police said the woman "seemed confused," but there was no alcohol or drug use suspected.  No firefighters were in the firehouse at the time of the incident, police said. The crash is under i…
Lane Closure Scheduled On Hutchinson River Parkway In Westchester County Lane Closure Scheduled On Hutchinson River Parkway In Westchester County
Lane Closure Scheduled On Hutchinson River Parkway In Westchester County Lane closures have been scheduled on the Hutchinson River Parkway for several days to allow contracting crews to continue construction activities along the roadway in Westchester. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) announced that motorists can expect single-lane closures in both directions between Exit 8 (Cross County Parkway) in New Rochelle and Exit 6 (East Lincoln Ave) in Mount Vernon/Pelham. Closures are scheduled to begin at 11 p.m. on Friday, June 3, and last through approximately 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 4. According to the NYSDOT, the closures are r…
NY May End Suspending Driver's Licenses Over Traffic Tickets NY May End Suspending Driver's Licenses Over Traffic Tickets
NY May End Suspending Driver's Licenses Over Traffic Tickets Currently in New York, driver's licenses are automatically suspended if you forget to show up for an appearance in traffic court. And two-thirds of all license suspensions are due to unpaid tickets or failing to appear in court.  That would change under proposed state legislation.  A recent study by the Driven By Justice Coalition, a group of nonprofit criminal and economic justice advocates, found that most suspensions involve drivers who are minorities or poor. The suspension can become an otherwise avoidable entry into the criminal justice system, the coalition argues. Titled …
Wanted Westchester Man With Suspended License Busted By Police In Scarsdale Wanted Westchester Man With Suspended License Busted By Police In Scarsdale
Wanted Westchester Man With Suspended License Busted By Police In Scarsdale A man who had his driver’s license suspended for failing to pay child support was arrested in Scarsdale over the weekend when officers ran the license plates of his BMW and found the registration was suspended. A Scarsdale police officer on patrol on Fox Meadow Road shortly after 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12 found a 2018 BMW idling in the driveway of a local home. When the officer ran the registration of the vehicle, it was determined that it had been suspended for failure to pay five parking tickets within 12 months, and the registered owner had a warrant out for his arrest in Scarsdale. Th…
Motorist Busted Driving With 10 License Suspensions In Scarsdale Motorist Busted Driving With 10 License Suspensions In Scarsdale
Motorist Busted Driving With 10 License Suspensions In Scarsdale An early morning traffic stop in Scarsdale led to new charges for a motorist driving with nearly a dozen suspensions on his driver’s license throughout Westchester. While conducting traffic enforcement on Post Road, near the intersection of Huntington Avenue, an officer spotted a red Honda CRV going 52 mph in the posted 30 mph zone. During the subsequent traffic stop near the intersection of Post Road and Oxford Road, it was determined that the driver, Bronx resident Aramis Guzman, 30, had his license suspended 10 times for various offenses. Guzman’s license was first suspended three times…