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Woman From Region Rescued By Police After Driving Into Pond, Issued 50 Tickets, Cops Say Woman From Region Rescued By Police After Driving Into Pond, Issued 50 Tickets, Cops Say
Woman From Region Rescued By Police After Driving Into Pond, Issued 50 Tickets, Cops Say A Hudson Valley woman who allegedly fled from state police while driving under the influence and drove into a pond was rescued by a trooper. The incident took place in Orange in the town of Newburgh on Friday, Sept. 15 on Route 9W. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, troopers spotted a 2014 Cadillac traveling north on Route 9W in the town of Newburgh in violation of numerous traffic laws.  The trooper attempted to stop the car, but the driver identified as Melissa D. Branagan, age 38, of the town of Newburgh, failed to comply and fled from the trooper initi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Drunk Restaurant Patron Refuses To Pay Bill, Hits Fence During Getaway In Region: Police Drunk Restaurant Patron Refuses To Pay Bill, Hits Fence During Getaway In Region: Police
Drunk Restaurant Patron Refuses To Pay Bill, Hits Fence During Getaway In Region: Police Things did not work out well for a drunk man who left a Hudson Valley restaurant after refusing to pay his bill and then hit a fence while driving away, police said.  The incident happened in Putnam County on Thursday, April 20 just before 2 p.m., when police in Carmel received a report that a possibly intoxicated man had just left a local restaurant after refusing to pay his bill and had struck a fence with his vehicle while trying to drive away, according to Carmel Police Lieutenant Michael Bodo.  Officers were then able to obtain a description of the man's vehicle and found it …

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by Ben Crnic
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Trooper Injured After Being Hit On Tappan Zee Bridge By Alleged Drunk Driver From Region Trooper Injured After Being Hit On Tappan Zee Bridge By Alleged Drunk Driver From Region
Trooper Injured After Being Hit On Tappan Zee Bridge By Alleged Drunk Driver From Region A New York State Police trooper is recovering after his patrol vehicle was struck by an alleged drunk driver on the new Tappan Zee Bridge. The crash happened at around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, as the trooper was parked on the southbound shoulder running radar checks, according to State Police. That’s when his marked police vehicle was reportedly struck from behind by Westchester County resident Linda Kramer, age 50, of Tuckahoe. The trooper was taken to Montefiore Nyack Hospital, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. He has since been released from the hospital and …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Saugerties Woman Driving Drunk Crashes Into House, Police Say Saugerties Woman Driving Drunk Crashes Into House, Police Say
Saugerties Woman Driving Drunk Crashes Into House, Police Say A Hudson Valley woman was arrested after allegedly running off a roadway, hitting a utility pole and then a house while driving under the influence. The Ulster County incident happened around 10:25 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5 in Saugerties. Officers responded to 6 1st St., for a report of a Jeep into a house. Upon arrival investigating officers established that a 2003 Jeep had left the roadway, struck a utility pole, then veered off the pole, coming to rest against a private residence, according to Chief Joseph Sinagra of the Saugerties Police. The residence sustained minor damage…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Stranded Driver Nabbed For DWI In Region After Troopers Stop To Help Stranded Driver Nabbed For DWI In Region After Troopers Stop To Help
Stranded Driver Nabbed For DWI In Region After Troopers Stop To Help A woman from the region who thought she was getting assistance with car trouble got slapped with criminal charges instead. New York State Police found Cassandra Jones, of Albany, stopped on I-87 in Bethlehem with a flat tire at around 6:20 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 28. But as troopers spoke with Jones, they determined that she was under the influence of alcohol, police said. She was arrested and taken to a facility in Albany, where testing allegedly revealed a blood alcohol content of 0.18 percent, more than twice the legal limit to drive. Jones was charged with aggravated driving while intoxica…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Busted In Region For Driving High On Drugs With Child In Vehicle, Police Say Man Busted In Region For Driving High On Drugs With Child In Vehicle, Police Say
Man Busted In Region For Driving High On Drugs With Child In Vehicle, Police Say A man from the Capital District is facing charges after he was allegedly busted driving high on drugs with a child in the car. Troopers stopped Schenectady resident Derrick Hill, age 50, Monday evening, June 27, on I-87 in the town of Coeymans for a vehicle and traffic violation, according to New York State Police. It was determined that he was impaired by drugs and had a revoked license, police said. He also had a 3-year-old child in the vehicle. Hill was arrested and taken to a State Patrol facility in Albany, where he refused to provide a blood sample or submit to a drug recognition eva…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Charged With DUI Following Crash In Region, State Police Say Man Charged With DUI Following Crash In Region, State Police Say
Man Charged With DUI Following Crash In Region, State Police Say A Northern Westchester man was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence after losing control of his vehicle and hitting an embankment. Christopher Sweeting, age unavailable, of Yorktown, was arrested around 11 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 15 in Cortlandt, following the crash on Bear Mountain Bridge Road, said. Trooper AJ Hicks. According to Hicks, Sweeting was traveling across the Bear Mountain Bridge Road when he crossed the center line and hit an embankment near Route 9. Sweeting, who was injured, was transported to Westchester Medical Center, he added. He was charged with DUI and issue…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Driving Under Influenced Of Drugs Nabbed With Cocaine During Traffic Stop, Police Say Man Driving Under Influenced Of Drugs Nabbed With Cocaine During Traffic Stop, Police Say
Man Driving Under Influenced Of Drugs Nabbed With Cocaine During Traffic Stop, Police Say A 33-year-old man has been arrested for alleged possession of a large quantity of cocaine and driving while under the influence of drugs. Brandon L. Richardson, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested around 11:15 p.m., on Friday, March 19, following a traffic stop in the Town of Poughkeepsie, said Town of Poughkeepsie Police Captain Michael O’Dowd.  According to O'Dowd, Richardson was stopped in the area of Manchester Road in the Town of Poughkto the Traffic Division, conducted a traffic stop in the area of Manchester Road.  An investigation found that Richardson was driving under th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Ulster County Woman Arrested Months After Head-On DWAI Crash Ulster County Woman Arrested Months After Head-On DWAI Crash
Ulster County Woman Arrested Months After Head-On Dwai Crash Blood analysis results indicating the presence of Fentanyl and other drugs led to the arrest of an area woman nearly six months after she struck a pickup truck head-on, injuring herself and the other driver, police said.  Ulster County resident Stephanie A. Mower of Saugerties, 35, was seen swerving between lanes in her vehicle by a witness, according to Saugerties police, before she reportedly crossed over Route 32 from the northbound to the southbound lane at approximately 1:12 p.m. on Sunday, July 12, colliding with a pickup truck.  Both drivers were brought to an area hospital…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Ulster County Woman With History Of Crack Possession Rolls Over Vehicle Ulster County Woman With History Of Crack Possession Rolls Over Vehicle
Ulster County Woman With History Of Crack Possession Rolls Over Vehicle An area woman who managed to extricate herself from her rolled-over car after an accident was charged by police for driving under the influence of drugs.  According to Saugerties Police, a 911 caller reported that a vehicle had rolled over, trapping its driver inside, on Lauren Tice Road at approximately 12:27 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10. When police arrived at the scene, a vehicle was reportedly laying on its roof in the middle of the road and operator Julie Kogut, 41, was unharmed and outside the vehicle. Police said that Kogut had failed to negotiate a turn, lost control of her vehicle…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Ulster County Man Charged With DUI Of Drugs, Alcohol After Erratic Driving Ulster County Man Charged With DUI Of Drugs, Alcohol After Erratic Driving
Ulster County Man Charged With DUI Of Drugs, Alcohol After Erratic Driving A 55-year-old man was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol after police pulled him over for driving erratically, finding an open alcoholic beverage and marijuana in the process.  According to police, James Murphy III was stopped by police in Ulster County at approximately 8:52 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29 on Route 9W in the Glasco area of Saugerties.  Murphy, of Saugerties, allegedly told officers that he had been drinking before getting into his car, Saugerties Police said. Along with an open container of alcohol, officers said they found a baggy containing…

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by Christina Coulter
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Man Driving Erratically Becomes Entrapped After Vehicle Overturns In Route 9W Crash, Police Say Man Driving Erratically Becomes Entrapped After Vehicle Overturns In Route 9W Crash, Police Say
Man Driving Erratically Becomes Entrapped After Vehicle Overturns In Route 9W Crash, Police Say A man driving erratically became entrapped after his vehicular overturned in a two-vehicle crash, police said. It happened at approximately 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 16 in Rockland County on Route 9W in the area of Barmore Hill in Valley Cottage, the Clarkstown Police Department said. A 911 call was made by a witness who reported being followed by a white Toyota in a southbound direction on Route 9W, and that the Toyota had crossed over into oncoming traffic and struck a Honda sedan traveling northbound, said Norman Peters, the Clarkstown PD's public information officer and recor…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Police: Man Had BAC Three Times Limit In Ulster Crash With Tractor-Trailer Police: Man Had BAC Three Times Limit In Ulster Crash With Tractor-Trailer
Police: Man Had BAC Three Times Limit In Ulster Crash With Tractor-Trailer A motorist was driving with a blood-alcohol concentration more than three times the legal limit when his pickup truck crashed into a tractor-trailer in the area, police say. The crash happened around 6:40 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 on Route 32 in Ulster County, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said. A police investigation revealed that 23-year-old Robert T. Provost of East Durham, New York was operating a 2018 Toyota Tundra south on Route 32, when Provost crossed the double-yellow line in an easterly direction into the path of a 2018 Mack tractor-trailer traveling north, said police.…

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by Joe Lombardi