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Deputy Injured By Drunk Driver In Region: Sheriff Deputy Injured By Drunk Driver In Region: Sheriff
Deputy Injured By Drunk Driver In Region: Sheriff Several people face charges after driving drunk in the Hudson Valley, including a woman who struck a sheriff deputy's vehicle, authorities said.  The arrests happened in Putnam County between Friday, April 5, and Sunday, April 7, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, April 8.  The first incident occurred on Friday, April 5 around 10:45 p.m., when a sheriff's deputy's vehicle was struck by another car that crossed into his lane while traveling north on Peekskill Hollow Road in Putnam Valley. The deputy suffered injuries to his eye and hand and was taken to Hudson …

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by Ben Crnic
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Victim Critical After Being Hit By Drunk Driver In Ellenville: Police Victim Critical After Being Hit By Drunk Driver In Ellenville: Police
Victim Critical After Being Hit By Drunk Driver In Ellenville: Police A Westchester man faces felony charges after crashing into a man while he was walking in a crosswalk on a New York roadway, leaving them critically injured, police announced. White Plains resident Joseph Jensen, age 54, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 28 in connection with an incident in the Ulster County village of Ellenville, Ellenville Police said. According to the department, the crash happened at the intersection of Center Street (Route 52) and Route 209 (South Main Street), when the victim was hit by Jensen's vehicle while he was walking in the crosswalk.  The victim, a 54-year-o…

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman Driving Drunk Charged After Wrong-Way Crash In Region, Police Say Woman Driving Drunk Charged After Wrong-Way Crash In Region, Police Say
Woman Driving Drunk Charged After Wrong-Way Crash In Region, Police Say A Western Massachusetts woman is facing charges after allegedly driving drunk and causing a head-on crash that injured two others in New York’s capital city. The crash happened Friday, Aug. 26, on I-90 in Albany. New York State Police determined that Isabella Wasuk, age 22, of Pittsfield in Berkshire County, was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes when she struck another vehicle head on. The impact injured the driver and passenger in the second car, police said. Wasuk was not arrested until Tuesday, Sept 13, when she was taken into custody on charges of driving while intoxicated and…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
IDs Released For Three Women Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver Near NY Event Venue IDs Released For Three Women Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver Near NY Event Venue
IDs Released For Three Women Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver Near NY Event Venue The identities have been released who three women who were killed after a crash involving a drunk driver in front of an event venue in New York, police said. At around 11:10 p.m. Saturday, May 21 on Long Island, a 2010 Lincoln Town Car with a driver and five occupants was struck in the eastbound lane of Jericho Turnpike in New Hyde Park by a 2012 Mercedes-Benz sedan occupied by only the driver, according to Nassau County Police.  The incident happened in front of 214 Jericho Turnpike, the location of The Inn at New Hyde Park, a facility for events and weddings. (See…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Driver Jailed After Crash In Region That Injured Three Driver Jailed After Crash In Region That Injured Three
Driver Jailed After Crash In Region That Injured Three The driver of a vehicle that allegedly hit three pedestrians when his vehicle careened out of control on a Northern Westchester sidewalk has been remanded to jail. The incident took place around 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18 in Peekskill, said the Peekskill Police. When police arrived on the scene,  they discovered a blue Cadillac Escalade with heavy front end and driver side damage at rest on the sidewalk.  The driver of the Escalade was still behind the wheel at the time of police arrival and was identified as 56-year-old Peekskill resident John Watson.  It was quickly dete…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Sullivan County Woman Held In DWI-Drugs Crash, State Police Say Sullivan County Woman Held In DWI-Drugs Crash, State Police Say
Sullivan County Woman Held In Dwi-drugs Crash, State Police Say An area woman has been charged with alleged vehicular assault and driving while under the influence of drugs after crossing the double yellow line and hitting a Volkswagon head-on. The crash took place around 3 p.m. in Sullivan County on Saturday, Sept. 11, on Route 17 B in the town of Bethel, said the New York State Police. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, an investigation revealed that Kassandra Demonda, age 40, of Bethel, was driving west on 17B in a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer when she crossed over the double yellow line and struck a 2019 Volkswagen heading east.  The driver of t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Drunk Driver Indicted For Head-On Crash That Injured Mother, Children In Area Drunk Driver Indicted For Head-On Crash That Injured Mother, Children In Area
Drunk Driver Indicted For Head-On Crash That Injured Mother, Children In Area An allegedly drunk driver is facing more than a decade in prison after being indicted on a vehicular assault charge for his role in a head-on crash that hospitalized a mother and her three children with serious injuries in Putnam County. Spring Valley resident Elmer Medina, who was originally from Guatemala was indicted by a grand jury in Putnam County after he was accused of causing serious physical injuries to a mother and her three children when he struck their vehicle head-on over the summer, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced. Specifically, Medina, 44 was charged wi…

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by Zak Failla
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Wrong-Way DWI Driver Turns Himself In Following Head-On Crash In Saugerties Wrong-Way DWI Driver Turns Himself In Following Head-On Crash In Saugerties
Wrong-Way DWI Driver Turns Himself In Following Head-On Crash In Saugerties A 21-year-old driver from Westchester who was allegedly drunk and high when he lost control and was involved in a wrong-way crash over the summer in Ulster County has turned himself in to police. Shortly after 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, officers from the Saugerties Police Department responded to a stretch of Route 32 near the area of the New York State Thruway southbound toll entrance, where there was a report of a two-car crash with injuries involved. Police said that the initial investigation determined that the driver, Yonkers resident Radames Pereyra, was driving south on Route 32 when…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Airlifted Following Crash With Driver Speeding, Passing Cars, Police Say Man Airlifted Following Crash With Driver Speeding, Passing Cars, Police Say
Man Airlifted Following Crash With Driver Speeding, Passing Cars, Police Say A man was airlifted to the hospital after another vehicle illegally passed his car causing a rollover crash and then fled. The incident took place in Putnam County around 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, May 20, on Route 52 in Carmel, said Lt. John Dearman of the Carmel Police. According to Dearman, several witnesses reported that a black Cadillac passed vehicles in a no-passing zone southbound on Route 52. While attempting to pass a Honda Civic driven by Jacob Shikarides, 23, of Kent, the Cadillac, driven by Nicholas Signorelli, of Hopewell Junction, 55, slammed into the Honda, causing the vehicle to…

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by Kathy Reakes