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Yorktown Bans ATVs On Public Property After Man Attacked At Park Yorktown Bans ATVs On Public Property After Man Attacked At Park
Yorktown Bans ATVs On Public Property After Man Attacked At Park A Northern Westchester town has banned the use of all-terrain vehicles on public property almost a year after a man was run down at a baseball field.  In an announcement on Friday, July 19, the Town of Yorktown revealed it adopted new regulations for ATVs and off-highway motorcycles following a vehicular assault in late August that left a man with severe injuries.  On the day of the assault, Sunday, Aug. 27, around 2:45 p.m., Yorktown resident Kyle Frankild allegedly ran down 64-year-old Ed Moffett with an ATV at a baseball field at 2406 Hunterbrook Rd., rendering him un…

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by Ben Crnic
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Drunk Driver Hits Motorcyclist, Causes Them Severe Injuries In Mahopac, Police Say Drunk Driver Hits Motorcyclist, Causes Them Severe Injuries In Mahopac, Police Say
Drunk Driver Hits Motorcyclist, Causes Them Severe Injuries In Mahopac, Police Say A 65-year-old man faces several felony charges after hitting a motorcyclist in the Hudson Valley while allegedly driving drunk, causing them severe injuries, police said. The incident happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, June 12 just after 5 p.m., when a downed motorcyclist was found with serious leg injuries after they were struck by a gray Cadillac SUV in a residential neighborhood off Hill Street in Mahopac, according to Carmel Police. A Carmel officer soon recognized the Cadillac as a suspect vehicle in a separate hit-run incident that had occurred earlier in the day. After an i…

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by Ben Crnic
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Deputy Injured By Drunk Driver In Putnam Valley: Sheriff Deputy Injured By Drunk Driver In Putnam Valley: Sheriff
Deputy Injured By Drunk Driver In Putnam Valley: 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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Drunk Driver From Westchester Charged After Crashing Into Victim In Region: Police Drunk Driver From Westchester Charged After Crashing Into Victim In Region: Police
Drunk Driver From Westchester Charged After Crashing Into Victim In Region: 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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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 Sent To Jail After Northern Westchester Crash That Injured Three Driver Sent To Jail After Northern Westchester Crash That Injured Three
Driver Sent To Jail After Northern Westchester Crash 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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Pickup Truck Driver Charged For Hit-Run Crash Seriously Injuring Pedestrian In Westchester Pickup Truck Driver Charged For Hit-Run Crash Seriously Injuring Pedestrian In Westchester
Pickup Truck Driver Charged For Hit-Run Crash Seriously Injuring Pedestrian In Westchester An allegedly drunk driver was arrested in Westchester following a hit-and-run crash in the shoulder of I-287, State Police said. New York State Police troopers were dispatched to a stretch of I-287 in Greenburgh at approximately 10:35 p.m. on Saturday, June 26, where there was a reported hit-and-run involving a pedestrian struck on the side of the road. Police said that New Rochelle resident Gabriel Zaragoza Castillo, age 30, was driving a 2010 Toyota Camry when he pulled into the right shoulder to switch seats with his passenger. When he got out of the Toyota, police said that Castillo wa…

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by Zak Failla
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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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Westchester Man Turns Himself In Following Summertime DWI Head-On Crash Westchester Man Turns Himself In Following Summertime DWI Head-On Crash
Westchester Man Turns Himself In Following Summertime DWI Head-On Crash 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
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Woman Sentenced For Drunken Crash Into Popular Westchester Restaurant Woman Sentenced For Drunken Crash Into Popular Westchester Restaurant
Woman Sentenced For Drunken Crash Into Popular Westchester Restaurant An 81-year-old woman has been sentenced to probation after drunkenly crashing into a popular Westchester restaurant last year. On May 6 last year, Roseanne Cassano, of Yonkers, backed her car into the storefront of Enzo’s Ristorante in Mamaroneck. At the time of the crash, it was determined that her blood alcohol content was .09 percent, just above the legal driving limit of .08 percent, police said. This week, Cassano was back in Westchester County Court, where she was sentenced to five years probation and her driver’s license was revoked. She pleaded guilty earlier this year to first…

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by Zak Failla
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Driver Charged With DWI After Hitting Bicyclist In Westchester, Police Say Driver Charged With DWI After Hitting Bicyclist In Westchester, Police Say
Driver Charged With DWI After Hitting Bicyclist In Westchester, Police Say A bicyclist was hospitalized after being struck by an allegedly drunk driver in Westchester. The bicyclist was struck shortly after midnight on Sunday, July 7 in New Rochelle near the intersection of Pelham Road and Locust Avenue, police said. Both he and the driver were allegedly intoxicated at the time of the crash. The driver - whose name has not been released - was charged with driving while intoxicated and vehicular assault. It was unclear if the bicyclist will face any charges. The police investigation into the strike is ongoing. The bicyclist was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in th…

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by Zak Failla
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Seen Him? Man Wanted For Vehicle Assault In Hudson Valley On Run Seen Him? Man Wanted For Vehicle Assault In Hudson Valley On Run
Seen Him? Man Wanted For Vehicle Assault In Hudson Valley On Run Have you seen him? New York State Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down a suspect who left two people with serious injuries after allegedly driving while impaired and crashing in the Hudson Valley last year. According to police, Stephen Bautista, 58, was driving a 2017 Dodge Journey last year in Ulster County when he struck another vehicle on Sept. 16, leaving two with serious injuries. At the time of the crash in Plattekill, Bautista was charged with DWAI and first-degree vehicular assault. After being charged and released, Bautista failed to return to…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Dies Nearly Two Weeks After Crash With Suspected Drunk Driver Man Dies Nearly Two Weeks After Crash With Suspected Drunk Driver
Man Dies Nearly Two Weeks After Crash With Suspected Drunk Driver A 27-year-old man from Westchester died following a near two-week battle after being struck by an alleged drunk driver from Yonkers on March 31. Fernando Izazaga of New Rochelle was struck by another 27-year-old, Johnny Gialanella, of Yonkers, shortly after 1 a.m. in downtown New Rochelle on March 31, officials said. Following a 12-day battle in the hospital, he was pronounced dead this week. After being struck, Izazaga was treated by paramedics and members of the New Rochelle Fire Department before being transported to a local hospital with head trauma. He was later pronounced dead.  …

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by Zak Failla
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Carmel Driver Indicted For DWI Crash Injuring Brewster Family Carmel Driver Indicted For DWI Crash Injuring Brewster Family
Carmel Driver Indicted For DWI Crash Injuring Brewster Family  An area man who allegedly drove drunk and hospitalized three people when he struck them head-on has been indicted on charges that include multiple counts of vehicular assault. Carmel resident Thomas Kiernan, 66, was arraigned in Putnam County Court on Tuesday, March 6 after crashing on Drewville Road on Dec. 23 last year with a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit. First responders received a report shortly after 5:45 p.m. on Dec. 23 last year when Kiernan’s Ford Escape drifted into oncoming traffic, slamming head-on into a Nissan Rogue that contained a couple and the…

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by Zak Failla
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SUV Driver In Wrong-Way Crash Injuring Family Of Six In Westchester Admits To Vehicular Assault SUV Driver In Wrong-Way Crash Injuring Family Of Six In Westchester Admits To Vehicular Assault
SUV Driver In Wrong-Way Crash Injuring Family Of Six In Westchester Admits To Vehicular Assault A 36-year-old man who injured a family of six after slamming his SUV into their car while he was driving the wrong way in a February crash in Westchester has pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges. Manhattan resident Diego Caceres pleaded guilty this week to aggravated vehicular assault stemming from the head-on collision on the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers that left several people hospitalized. Caceres was indicted earlier this year by a Westchester County Grand Jury on charges that include: Aggravated Vehicular Assault, a felony; Vehicular Assault, a felony; Two counts of Vehi…

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by Zak Failla
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BMW Driver Faces Vehicular Assault Charge In Drunk Driving Head-On Crash, Police Say BMW Driver Faces Vehicular Assault Charge In Drunk Driving Head-On Crash, Police Say
BMW Driver Faces Vehicular Assault Charge In Drunk Driving Head-On Crash, Police Say A 28-year-old man who was allegedly driving while intoxicated during a crash that seriously injured another ma  has been charged with vehicular assault. On Sunday, Nov. 25, the State Police arrested Carlos M. Aguilar Breton of Poughkeepsie for DWI following a crash around 8:10 p.m. on Route 55 west of Route 82 in the town of LaGrange, said New York State Trooper AJ Hicks. At the time of the crash, Breton, who was driving a 2015 BMW 528i, struck a 2005 Subaru Legacy head-on. An investigation revealed that Breton was impaired by alcohol and in possession of concentrated cannabi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Yorktown Man Charged With Vehicular Assault, DWI After Crash Injures Woman Yorktown Man Charged With Vehicular Assault, DWI After Crash Injures Woman
Yorktown Man Charged With Vehicular Assault, DWI After Crash Injures Woman The driver of a silver sedan driving drunk has been charged with vehicular assault after crashing into a taxi cab in Westchester on Thanksgiving morning, seriously injuring a woman, according to a News 12 report. The crash occurred at the intersection of Echo Avenue and Main Street in a New Rochelle. The injured woman was ejected from the taxi and suffered a series of fractures,  but is expected to survive, according to lohud.com. The taxi driver suffered from minor injuries and was also hospitalized. The man charged has been identified as Joseph Vessechia of Yorktown Height…

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by Valerie Musson
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SUV Driver In Wrong-Way Westchester Crash Involving Family Of Six Faces Multiple Felony Charges SUV Driver In Wrong-Way Westchester Crash Involving Family Of Six Faces Multiple Felony Charges
SUV Driver In Wrong-Way Westchester Crash Involving Family Of Six Faces Multiple Felony Charges The 35-year-old man who injured a family of six after slamming his SUV into their car driving the wrong way on the Bronx River Parkway in February has been arraigned in Westchester County Court. Manhattan resident Diego Caceres was arraigned on Wednesday, Nov. 14, stemming from the head-on collision on the parkway in Yonkers that left several people hospitalized. Caceres was indicted by a Westchester County Grand Jury on charges that include:  Aggravated Vehicular Assault, a felony; Vehicular Assault, a felony; Two counts of Vehicular Assault, felonies; Two counts of Driving While In…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Three Times Legal Limit Charged In Cortlandt Crash That Injured Teens Man Three Times Legal Limit Charged In Cortlandt Crash That Injured Teens
Man Three Times Legal Limit Charged In Cortlandt Crash That Injured Teens A 32-year-old man three times the legal blood-alcohol limit injured three teens in a crash in Northern Westchester on Friday, Oct. 26, state police said. Troopers were dispatched to Croton Avenue, in the town of Cortlandt at approximately 7:05 p.m., for a two-car motor vehicle collision with injuries.  An investigation determined Putnam Valley resident Kevin Singleton was traveling south on Croton Avenue, and entered the northbound lane with his 2013 Ford F150.  Singleton struck a northbound 2017 Honda Civic occupied by the three teens, causing injuries to each. The vehicle overturned in t…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Driver In Two-Car Crash With Serious Injury Charged With DWI, Vehicular Assault Driver In Two-Car Crash With Serious Injury Charged With DWI, Vehicular Assault
Driver In Two-Car Crash With Serious Injury Charged With DWI, Vehicular Assault The 51-year-old driver in a two-car crash that left one person trapped and seriously injured has been charged with driving under the influence. Christopher Smith of Campbell Hall was arrested on Saturday following the crash at the intersection of Little Britain Road and Forrester Road, said New Windsor Police Lt. Michael Farbent. Responding officers found a two-car crash with heavy damage to both vehicles. The driver of one of the vehicles was trapped and in and out of consciousness.  The Maybrook Fire Department began extricating the driver and was assisted on scene by the Campbell Hall F…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver In Wrong Way Westchester Crash Charged With Assault Driver In Wrong Way Westchester Crash Charged With Assault
Driver In Wrong Way Westchester Crash Charged With Assault The 35-year-old man who injured a family of six after slamming his SUV into their car driving the wrong way on the Bronx River Parkway last week has been arraigned as he continues to recover from his own injuries sustained in the crash. Manhattan resident Diego Caceres was charged with assault at his bedside arraignment at Westchester Medical Center on Tuesday morning. He was later remanded to the Westchester County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail. Caceres is also facing felony charges that include vehicular assault and first-degree reckless endangerment. He was also charged with driving whil…

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by Zak Failla