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Repeat Offender: Drunk Driver Caught On I-287 In Westchester, Police Say Repeat Offender: Drunk Driver Caught On I-287 In Westchester, Police Say
Repeat Offender: Drunk Driver Caught On I-287 In Westchester, Police Say A drunk driver with previous convictions faces more charges after he was caught parked on the side of a highway in Westchester County while intoxicated, police said.  The incident happened on Sunday, Feb. 19 around 2 a.m., when state troopers in Harrison found a vehicle that was illegally parked on the shoulder of Interstate 287, according to state police.  After troopers made contact with the driver, 38-year-old Jose Flex Orozco of White Plains, they found him to be intoxicated. He was then taken to police headquarters, where his blood alcohol content was found to be 0.15%. …

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by Ben Crnic
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DWI Driver Found Stopped In Lane With Hazard Lights On In Area, Authorities Say DWI Driver Found Stopped In Lane With Hazard Lights On In Area, Authorities Say
DWI Driver Found Stopped In Lane With Hazard Lights On In Area, Authorities Say A Dutchess County man was nabbed for DWI after a Putnam County Sheriff's deputy spotted his vehicle stopped in a traffic lane with its hazard lights on. Stuart. W. Young, age 32, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested around 8:30. a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, when Deputy Kevin Radovich was on patrol on Route 9, in the area of Watergrass Lane in the Town of Philipstown when he spotted a Subaru Outback stopped in the southbound lane with its hazards on, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said. Radovich pulled behind the vehicle and made contact with Young who was allegedly intoxicated and driving on a rev…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westchester Man Charged With Felony DWI Had BAC More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say Westchester Man Charged With Felony DWI Had BAC More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say
Westchester Man Charged With Felony DWI Had BAC More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say A Westchester man who was charged with felony DWI had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit, according to police. New York State Police initiated a traffic stop on Boston Post Road in Port Chester after observing a violation on Sunday, Nov. 10 around 2:30 a.m. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Silvano Perez Garcia, 53, of White Plains, was found to be intoxicated, according to police. Garcia was arrested, transported and processed at SP New Rochelle, where police say his BAC was tested at .20. Garcia also has a prior DWI conviction within the last 10 years and is re…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man With Suspended License Charged With Felony DWI After Traffic Stop In Westchester Man With Suspended License Charged With Felony DWI After Traffic Stop In Westchester
Man With Suspended License Charged With Felony DWI After Traffic Stop In Westchester A traffic stop in Westchester resulted in felony DWI charges for a Fairfield County man with a suspended license, according to police. New York State Police say they stopped a vehicle on I-287 in the town of Harrison for an infraction on Sunday, June 16 around 2 a.m. Further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as Luis Ramirez-Condori, 28, of Norwalk was found to be intoxicated and driving with a suspended license, according to police. Ramirez-Condori was arrested and transported to SP New Rochelle, where police say he refused to submit to a breath test. Police say Ramirez-C…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Man Faces Felony DWI Charge After Crash Near Taconic Parkway Man Faces Felony DWI Charge After Crash Near Taconic Parkway
Man Faces Felony DWI Charge After Crash Near Taconic Parkway A 34-year-old area man is facing felony DWI charges after his involvement in a crash near the Taconic Parkway, police say. Putnam County Sheriff’s Department officers say they responded to a Putnam 911 dispatch that reported a one-car property damage accident on Peekskill Hollow Road in the area of the Taconic State Parkway on Saturday, June 8 around 7:45 a.m. Further investigation revealed that the driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to meander from the roadway and strike a tree head-on, police say. The driver, identified as Jaime Ramon, of Peekskill, was determined to be …

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by Valerie Musson
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Driver Shows Fake ID To Westchester Cops After Blowing Through Stop Sign, Police Say Driver Shows Fake ID To Westchester Cops After Blowing Through Stop Sign, Police Say
Driver Shows Fake ID To Westchester Cops After Blowing Through Stop Sign, Police Say A man driving without a court-mandated interlock device for a previous DWI offense tried to pull a fast one on Westchester County Police officers with a fake ID after being stopped for blowing through a stop sign. Officers stopped Bedford Hills resident Byron Monroy-Martinez, 31, shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16 after he failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Parkview Place and Route 133 in Mount Kisco. Police said that during the stop, the man produced a Maryland driver’s license, which was ultimately deemed to be fraudulent. Additionally, officers said that the v…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Faces Felony DWI Charge After Crash In Northern Westchester Man Faces Felony DWI Charge After Crash In Northern Westchester
Man Faces Felony DWI Charge After Crash In Northern Westchester 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
News
Woman Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed Westchester Student Woman Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed Westchester Student
Woman Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed Westchester Student The family of a 21-year-old Manhattanville College student scolded the drunk driver who struck and killed their son in court at her sentencing on Wednesday. Rye resident Emma Fox, 26, was sentenced for her role as the driver in a fatal crash that took the life of Fishkill resident Robby Schartner, who graduated from Brookfield High School and formerly lived in Putnam County, in Garrison. According to the deal Fox made last year, she will be sentenced to six months in jail and more than four years of probation after she pleaded guilty to second-degree vehicular manslaughter and driving while…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Traffic Stop Leads To Charges For Mount Kisco Man With DWI Conviction Traffic Stop Leads To Charges For Mount Kisco Man With DWI Conviction
Traffic Stop Leads To Charges For Mount Kisco Man With DWI Conviction A traffic stop in Mount Kisco led to multiple charges for a 35-year-old man who was driving an illegal vehicle without an interlock device for a previous driving while intoxicated charge. Gregory Avenue resident Henry Aguilar was stopped for a vehicle and traffic violation on East Main Street at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3. During the stop, it was determined that he was driving without a valid license and was operating the vehicle without an ignition interlock device, which was required due to the previous DWI conviction. Police arrested Aguilar at the scene and charged hi…

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by Zak Failla