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Man Charged With DWI After Allegedly Leaving Scene Of Crash In Area

A 61-year-old man was arrested for alleged DWI after leaving the scene of a traffic crash, according to authorities.

Deputies with the Ulster County Sheriff's Office arrested an East Kingston man for alleged DWI after he fled from the scene of a crash, authorities said.

Deputies with the Ulster County Sheriff's Office arrested an East Kingston man for alleged DWI after he fled from the scene of a crash, authorities said.

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Ulster County resident Arthur W. Caston, of East Kingston, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 11, after the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, responded to a two-vehicle crash on Frank Sottile Boulevard, said Lt. Abram Markiewicz.

When deputies arrived on the scene, they found that Caston was driving a 2006 Hyundai Sonata when he allegedly struck a vehicle in front of him that was stopped at a traffic light, Markiewicz said. 

He then fled the scene on foot, but when apprehended, deputies found he was intoxicated and driving with a revoked license, police said. He was also allegedly driving the vehicle without the owner's permission.

Caston was charged with aggravated driving while under the influence of alcohol, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, and numerous traffic violations.

He was released and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.

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