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Westchester Man Sentenced For Drunk Driving Crash That Pinned Mother, Infant Under Car Westchester Man Sentenced For Drunk Driving Crash That Pinned Mother, Infant Under Car
Westchester Man Sentenced For Drunk Driving Crash That Pinned Mother, Infant Under Car A 43-year-old man will spend years behind bars after admitting to drinking, doing drugs, driving, crashing through a Westchester storefront, and pinning a mother and her infant under his vehicle. Yonkers resident David Poncurak pleaded guilty in November 2021 to multiple charges after striking a mother and child with his car after crashing through the front window of an area barbershop earlier this year. Earlier story - Man Charged With DWI After Westchester Barbershop Crash Injures Mom, Baby Specifically, Poncurak pleaded guilty to: Aggravated vehicular assault; Driving while intoxicate…

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by Zak Failla
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DWI Driver Found Stopped In Lane With Hazard Lights On In Area, Authorities Say DWI Driver Found Stopped In Lane With Hazard Lights On In Area, Authorities Say
DWI Driver Found Stopped In Lane With Hazard Lights On In Area, Authorities Say A Dutchess County man was nabbed for DWI after a Putnam County Sheriff's deputy spotted his vehicle stopped in a traffic lane with its hazard lights on. Stuart. W. Young, age 32, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested around 8:30. a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, when Deputy Kevin Radovich was on patrol on Route 9, in the area of Watergrass Lane in the Town of Philipstown when he spotted a Subaru Outback stopped in the southbound lane with its hazards on, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said. Radovich pulled behind the vehicle and made contact with Young who was allegedly intoxicated and driving on a rev…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Northern Westchester Man With Suspended License Caught With Ecstasy In Putnam, Sheriff Says Northern Westchester Man With Suspended License Caught With Ecstasy In Putnam, Sheriff Says
Northern Westchester Man With Suspended License Caught With Ecstasy In Putnam, Sheriff Says An 22-year-old Northern Westchester man with a suspended license is facing charges after he was caught with ecstasy in Putnam, according to the Putnam Sheriff. Members of the Putnam Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU) say they observed a driver commit a traffic violation in the Town of Putnam Valley on Thursday, July 11. Further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as Paul Andrew Smith, of Ossining, and the passenger, identified as Michelle Rush, 20, of Penfield, were in possession of marijuana, according to NEU members. Smith was also found to be in possess…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Woman Weaving On Northern Westchester Roadway Charged With DWI, Police Say Woman Weaving On Northern Westchester Roadway Charged With DWI, Police Say
Woman Weaving On Northern Westchester Roadway Charged With DWI, Police Say A female motorist who was allegedly slowly weaving in and out of the shoulder of a Yorktown roadway was busted driving with a blood alcohol content more than double the legal limit, police said. An officer from the Yorktown Police Department on routine patrol shortly after 2:15 a.m. on Thursday morning stopped Putnam Valley resident Kayla Muniz on Foothill Street, when she was spotted swerving on the road. During the subsequent traffic stop, police said that it was determined that Muniz, 24, was allegedly intoxicated and there was an open container of alcohol inside her vehicle. It is furth…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
K-9 Unit Tracks Down Man Caught Fleeing Lexus Crash On Taconic Parkway K-9 Unit Tracks Down Man Caught Fleeing Lexus Crash On Taconic Parkway
K-9 Unit Tracks Down Man Caught Fleeing Lexus Crash On Taconic Parkway A Dutchess County man took a police K-9 Unit on a wild foot chase through the woods after being involved in a crash that landed his Lexus in a ditch off the Taconic State Parkway. A Putnam County Sheriff’s K-9 Unit was dispatched to a stretch of the parkway in East Fishkill shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, following reports of a single-vehicle accident, where the driver fled his 2002 Lexus in a ditch in the northbound lane. Police said that during their investigation, state police troopers spotted a man, later identified as Fishkill resident Mark Anthony Cahill, 30, who was fleei…

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by Zak Failla