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Woman Busted On Thruway In New Paltz With BAC Over Three Times Legal Limit, Police Say
A 37-year-old woman was arrested after she was allegedly busted for drunk driving on the New York State Thruway, authorities said.
Troopers in Ulster County stopped the woman’s car just before 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, in the town of New Paltz for multiple vehicle and traffic violations, according to New York State Police.
They determined the driver, Allison Aber, of Malta in Saratoga County, was intoxicated and arrested her.
She was taken to a State Police facility in Highland, where police said tests revealed a blood alcohol concentration of 0.28 percent, over three times the legal limit …
Woman Busted Driving Drunk On Just Rims In Area, Police Say
A woman from the Capital Region was drunk and driving on just rims before she was stopped by troopers, New York State Police said.
A trooper stopped Elizabeth Sheyon, age 41, of Troy, at around 3 a.m. Saturday, May 7, after seeing sparks coming from her car as she drove south on I-87 in Clifton Park, police said.
When the trooper approached the vehicle, they realized it did not have any tires on the passenger side and was being driven on just the rims, police said.
The trooper reported smelling alcohol and said that Sheyon showed obvious signs of impairment.
She was arrested after refusin…
Man Charged With DWI Following Single-Vehicle Crash In Hudson Valley
A man is facing charges after police said he drove with a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit and crashed his car.
Troopers responded to the single-vehicle crash on I-87 in Rockland County, in Ramapo, at about 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, according to New York State Police.
The driver, identified as 58-year-old Robert Rykowski, of Sloatsburg, lost control of a 2012 Volvo S60 while traveling north, and struck the center barrier, authorities said.
Police said Rykowski was not injured in the crash.
Rykowski was found to be intoxicated, and his license was fo…
Man Arrested For Aggravated DWI After Crashing Into Tree In Ulster County
A man was arrested for aggravated DWI after crashing his vehicle in a wooded area.
Martin Cody, 62, of Palenville, in Greene County, was arrested in Ulster County on Friday, Nov. 20 by Saugerties Police following the crash on SR 32A, said Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra.
Cody was arrested after Saugerties Police responded to a reported vehicle crash, said Sinagra.
According to police, Cody failed to negotiate a bend in the roadway, proceeding east across the shoulder of the roadway and into a wooded area, striking a tree head on.
Cody, who was the sole occupant of t…
40-Year-Old Stopped On I-87 Had BAC Twice Legal Limit, Police Say
A man with a previous DWI conviction is facing new charges after allegedly driving drunk with a blood-alcohol level nearly triple the legal limit on I-87, New York State Police said.
Troopers in Clarkstown stopped Pedro Cruzgonzalez, 40, of Hillsborough, New Jersey, at approximately 10 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25, when he committed a vehicle and traffic violation on I-87.
According to police, during the subsequent stop, it was determined that Cruzgonzalez was allegedly intoxicated, and he was taken into custody.
At the New York State Police barracks in Tarrytown, Cruzgonzalez submitted…
