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Erratic Driving Stop Leads To DWI Charge For LaGrange Woman, Town Of Poughkeepsie Police Say Erratic Driving Stop Leads To DWI Charge For LaGrange Woman, Town Of Poughkeepsie Police Say
Erratic Driving Stop Leads To DWI Charge For LaGrange Woman, Town Of Poughkeepsie Police Say A 22-year-old woman has been charged after her erratic driving led to a traffic stop, police say. Town of Poughkeepsie Police responded to the area of Haight Avenue on the report of an erratic driver on Wednesday, March 27 around 7:15 p.m. The responding officers were able to locate the vehicle and conduct a traffic stop on Manchester Road. Further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as Emily E. Sherow of LaGrange, was driving the vehicle while intoxicated, police said. Sherow was arrested and charged with: DWI Aggravated DWI Driving with BAC of .08 or more Numerous traff…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Gets DWI After Driving Himself To State Police Barracks Man Gets DWI After Driving Himself To State Police Barracks
Man Gets DWI After Driving Himself To State Police Barracks An area man was busted by New York State Police troopers after they say he drove himself to the Brewster barracks. Brewster resident Elmer O. Marcos Velasquez was tasked with picking up someone who had been released from the barracks on Sunday, March 3, police said. On his way to pick up the other subject, who was in custody on an unrelated incident, police investigators said that Velasquez drove on Route 22 in Southeast before arriving in Brewster. Upon arrival at the police barracks, an investigation determined that Velasquez was impaired by alcohol and he was arrested. Velasquez, 28, wa…

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by Zak Failla
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Beacon Woman Charged With DWI After Route 9W Traffic Stop Beacon Woman Charged With DWI After Route 9W Traffic Stop
Beacon Woman Charged With DWI After Route 9W Traffic Stop A Dutchess County woman was among five busted by New York State Police troopers Orange County for alleged impaired driving. Troopers stopped Beacon resident Tina Owen, 35, on Wednesday, March 6, on State Route 9W in Newburgh for committing a vehicle and traffic law violation. During the subsequent traffic stop, it was determined that Owen was under the influence of alcohol and she was subsequently arrested. Owen was charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor. She has been released and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date to answer the charge. Other DWI arrests were ma…

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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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Putnam Man Indicted For Fatal DWI Crash Involving Bicyclist Putnam Man Indicted For Fatal DWI Crash Involving Bicyclist
Putnam Man Indicted For Fatal DWI Crash Involving Bicyclist A Putnam County man has been indicted on charges that he killed a bicyclist while driving drunk. A grand jury voted on Wednesday, March 6 to indict Kent resident Silvio Tenesaca on charges that include vehicular manslaughter for his role in the death of George Rosalino on Nov. 27 last year. Tenesaca was driving in the area of Route 52 and Palmer Trail in Lake Carmel at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27 when he struck Rosalino, who was riding his bike in the area, police said. Tenesaca waiting upwards of an hour before alerting law enforcement. Rosalino was pronounced dead at the s…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Charged With DWI After Route 6 Crash Woman Charged With DWI After Route 6 Crash
Woman Charged With DWI After Route 6 Crash A woman from Southeast has been charged with DWI after a crash on Route 6, according to Putnam County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to a Putnam 911 dispatch regarding an auto accident in the area of State Route 6 and Stoneleigh Avenue in the Town of Carmel on Friday, Feb. 15 around 9 p.m. Further investigation revealed that one of the drivers involved in the accident, identified as 52-year-old Lisa Laureano of Southeast, was allegedly intoxicated. Laureano was eventually arrested after initially putting up a struggle. She was transported to the Putnam County Correctional Facili…

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by Valerie Musson
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Harriman Man Faces DWI Charge After Crash Harriman Man Faces DWI Charge After Crash
Harriman Man Faces DWI Charge After Crash An Orange County man was one of six allegedly impaired motorists who were busted by New York State Police troopers overnight when he was involved in a crash. New York State Police investigators were dispatched to West Mombasha Road in Monroe late on Thursday, Jan. 24, where there was a reported motor vehicle crash. Upon arrival at the scene, police said that troopers found the driver, Harriman resident Michael Lifvergen, 30, who was allegedly impaired by alcohol. Lifvergen was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor. He was later released to a sober third party. N…

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by Zak Failla
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Drunk Driver Crashes Vehicle Into Southeast Condo Complex, Putnam Sheriff Says Drunk Driver Crashes Vehicle Into Southeast Condo Complex, Putnam Sheriff Says
Drunk Driver Crashes Vehicle Into Southeast Condo Complex, Putnam Sheriff Says A drunk driver has been arrested after allegedly crashing his vehicle into a Southeast condominium complex, according to Putnam Sheriff Robert L. Langley. Thursday, Jan. 17 after 8 p.m., police were dispatched to a report of a one-vehicle accident crash into a building in the Holly Stream condominium complex in the Town of Southeast. After further investigation, police arrested the vehicle’s driver, 61-year-old Frank Goor of Southeast, for allegedly driving while intoxicated. Goor was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital to receive treatment for injuries. He was processed at the ho…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Faces Vehicular Manslaughter Charge After Rhinebeck Crash That Killed Woman, 20 Man Faces Vehicular Manslaughter Charge After Rhinebeck Crash That Killed Woman, 20
Man Faces Vehicular Manslaughter Charge After Rhinebeck Crash That Killed Woman, 20 State police have charged a 35-year-old man from the Albany area with manslaughter for a crash earlier this month that killed a Vermont woman. Robert J. Dancy of Worcester in Otsego County was charged at his hospital bed with felony vehicular manslaughter, and driving while intoxicated, said New York State Trooper AJ Hicks. Dancy has been recovering from injuries at Westchester Medical Center since the Friday, Dec. 7, crash, Hicks said. The crash occurred when Dancy, driving a 1997 Ford Explorer south on Route 9G in Rhinebeck, drove over the center lane, striking a northbound 2007 Che…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Couple Assaults State Troopers After Mercedes-Benz Traffic Stop, Police Say Couple Assaults State Troopers After Mercedes-Benz Traffic Stop, Police Say
Couple Assaults State Troopers After Mercedes-Benz Traffic Stop, Police Say A couple fought back --literally -- after troopers attempted to arrest them during an early morning traffic stop over the weekend, New York State Police said. Troopers conducted a traffic stop of a Mercedes-Benz shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 23, on the Southern State Parkway in Nassau County, near exit 21 (Nassau Road) in Hempstead, for a traffic violation. The driver, Long Beach resident Michael Nelson was found to be drunk, police said. As he was being taken into custody, Nelson allegedly headbutted a trooper in the face and body. While he was being arrested, Nelson’s wife,…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Busted With BAC Nearly Triple The Legal Limit During Speeding Stop, Putnam Sheriff Says Man Busted With BAC Nearly Triple The Legal Limit During Speeding Stop, Putnam Sheriff Says
Man Busted With BAC Nearly Triple The Legal Limit During Speeding Stop, Putnam Sheriff Says A Route 6 speeding stop led to an aggravated DWI charge for a Mahopac man who was driving with a blood alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit. A member of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office on patrol shortly after midnight on Saturday, Dec. 8 stopped a vehicle on Route 6 in Carmel when it was spotted speeding in the area. The vehicle eventually came to a rest near the intersection of Drewville Road and Crafts Road. During the stop, a Sheriff’s Deputy found that 30-year-old Michael Murtagh was allegedly intoxicated. Murtagh was arrested at the scene and a breathalyzer found that his b…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Drove Drunk With Child In Car, Town Of Poughkeepsie Police Say Woman Drove Drunk With Child In Car, Town Of Poughkeepsie Police Say
Woman Drove Drunk With Child In Car, Town Of Poughkeepsie Police Say A 25-year-old woman was arrested after police said she had driven while under the influence of alcohol with a child in the vehicle, Town of Poughkeepsie Police said. Bryana Paquette, of the Town of Poughkeepsie, was arrested Sunday, Dec. 9, after police responded to MidHudson Regional Hospital for a report of a man who had a laceration to his chest, possibly obtained during a domestic argument, said Town of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Kevin Faber. While conducting the investigation, police learned that Paquette had driven the vehicle while intoxicated, Faber said. She was char…

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by Kathy Reakes