Drunk Driver Leads Troopers On Thruway Chase, Intentionally Strikes Cop Cars, Police Say Drunk Driver Leads Troopers On Thruway Chase, Intentionally Strikes Cop Cars, Police Say
Drunk Driver Leads Troopers On Thruway Chase, Intentionally Strikes Cop Cars, Police Say A 29-year-old man is facing multiple charges after allegedly leading New York State Police troopers on a highway chase before intentionally striking two police vehicles, authorities said. The incident began at around 11:15 p.m. Thursday, March 2, when troopers in Greene County attempted to stop Angelo Paradiso, of Palenville, for a traffic violation on the northbound Thruway near Catskill, according to state police. Paradiso, who was driving a Chevrolet Cobalt, allegedly refused to stop and a chase ensued. Troopers deployed a tire deflation device near mile marker 106, causing Paradiso’s …
Drunk Driver Narrowly Misses  House In Region, Police Say Drunk Driver Narrowly Misses  House In Region, Police Say
Drunk Driver Narrowly Misses House In Region, Police Say An alleged drunk driver narrowly missed landing inside an area home during a crash in which the window of an area pizza restaurant was cracked. The incident took place in Sullivan County around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 5 in Jeffersonville. The Sullivan County Sheriff’s patrol responded to a report of a crash in the area of Route 52 and Route 164 in Jeffersonville, said Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, of the Sheriff's Office. When deputies arrived on the scene they found that a 2020 Chevrolet Equinox had been traveling westbound on Route 52 when it left the roadway and struck a parked 2015 Chev…
Drunk Driver On Thruway Had Teen In Car, Police Say Drunk Driver On Thruway Had Teen In Car, Police Say
Drunk Driver On Thruway Had Teen In Car, Police Say A 33-year-old man is facing DWI charges after he was allegedly busted driving drunk on a highway with a teenager in the car, authorities said. Troopers in Albany County stopped Evan Person, of Ozone Park, Queens, at around 2 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, for a vehicle and traffic violation as he drove on I-87 in the town of Bethlehem, according to State Police. During their interaction, troopers determined that Person was intoxicated. Testing revealed he had a blood alcohol content of 0.10 percent, police said. Troopers said he also had a 15-year-old passenger in the car. The teen was later turn…
DWI: 23-Year-Old Caught By Cop Directing Traffic Near Vehicle Fire In Northern Westchester DWI: 23-Year-Old Caught By Cop Directing Traffic Near Vehicle Fire In Northern Westchester
DWI: 23-Year-Old Caught By Cop Directing Traffic Near Vehicle Fire In Northern Westchester A 23-year-old drunk driver was caught after disobeying an officer who was directing traffic at a road closure in Northern Westchester, police said.  On Thursday, Jan. 19, around 3 a.m., officers from the Yorktown Police Department were directing traffic at a road closure caused by an unrelated vehicle fire on Crompond Road (Route 202). During this time, one vehicle did not obey an officer's orders, prompting the officer to pull the car over and investigate, police said in a release on Thursday, Jan. 26. Police then determined that the driver of the vehicle was both drunk with a blood a…
Man Nabbed For DWI With Child In Car After I-87 Stop In Hudson Valley, State Police Say Man Nabbed For DWI With Child In Car After I-87 Stop In Hudson Valley, State Police Say
Man Nabbed For DWI With Child In Car After I-87 Stop In Hudson Valley, State Police Say A routine traffic stop turned into a DWI arrest after the driver was allegedly found to be intoxicated while driving with his 12-year-old child. The incident took place in Ulster County on I-87 around 11:20 p.m., Monday, Dec. 26, in the town of Ulster. According to New York State Police, troopers stopped Jesus Lantigua, age 39, of the Bronx, for multiple vehicle and traffic violations. During the stop, Rodriguez was found to be intoxicated while traveling with his 12-year-old child, state police said. Police said Rodriguez was taken into custody and processed during which time his blood a…
Drunk Driver Who Killed NY Author Had ‘Significant’ Amount Of Alcohol In System, DA Says Drunk Driver Who Killed NY Author Had ‘Significant’ Amount Of Alcohol In System, DA Says
Drunk Driver Who Killed NY Author Had ‘Significant’ Amount Of Alcohol In System, DA Says The man accused of striking a New York author with his car and then leaving her to die in the roadway had a “significant” amount of alcohol in his system at the time, prosecutors allege. Albany County resident Nsikak Okure, age 34, of Guilderland, was arraigned on an 11-count indictment in Albany County Court on Monday, Nov. 21, including second-degree manslaughter, in the death of Tanisha Brathwaite. Earlier Report: Published Author ID'd As Victim In Fatal Hit, Run Crash In Albany The 31-year-old Brooklyn native was walking home at around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, when she was struck…
Police Chief Blames NY's Bail Reform Law For 'Serial Intoxicated Driver' Busted 3 Months In Row Police Chief Blames NY's Bail Reform Law For 'Serial Intoxicated Driver' Busted 3 Months In Row
Police Chief Blames NY's Bail Reform Law For 'Serial Intoxicated Driver' Busted 3 Months In Row A New York police chief is blasting the state’s bail reform laws, claiming they are directly to blame for a repeat DWI offender who was arrested three times in just as many months. Albany County resident Brandon McKinley, age 42, of Watervliet, was sentenced to an aggregate term of three to nine years in prison in Albany County Court Tuesday, Nov. 15. The sentence followed his September 2022 guilty plea to three counts of driving while intoxicated, a felony. According to prosecutors, McKinley was stopped by Watervliet Police on three separate occasions in May, June, and July 2022. During e…
22-Year-Old Westchester Woman Drove Drunk At More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say 22-Year-Old Westchester Woman Drove Drunk At More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say
22-Year-Old Westchester Woman Drove Drunk At More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say A 22-year-old woman is accused of driving while intoxicated at more than twice the legal limit in the Hudson Valley. Troopers in Ulster County stopped a vehicle for multiple vehicle and traffic violations on I-87 in Plattekill at about 3 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, New York State Police reported. The driver, identified as Westchester County resident Laura Gomez Rudas, of New Rochelle, was found to be intoxicated, and she was arrested, police said. Her blood alcohol content was determined to be 0.21 percent, authorities reported. She was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated…
Drunk Driver Ends Up On Front Lawn Of Hudson Valley Home, Police Say Drunk Driver Ends Up On Front Lawn Of Hudson Valley Home, Police Say
Drunk Driver Ends Up On Front Lawn Of Hudson Valley Home, Police Say A 31-year-old man’s blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit to drive when he got behind the wheel of a car and crashed into a home in the region, authorities said. Emergency crews in Ulster County were called shortly before 1 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19, with reports of a car crash at a home in Saugerties, located on Highway 212. When officers arrived, they found a 1990 Chevrolet van protruding from the home’s bushes, Saugerties police said. Investigators determined that the driver, Kaleb Shader, of Saugerties, had driven off the road and struck a mailbox before ending up on the ho…
Woman Driving Drunk Charged After Wrong-Way Crash In Capital District, Police Say Woman Driving Drunk Charged After Wrong-Way Crash In Capital District, Police Say
Woman Driving Drunk Charged After Wrong-Way Crash In Capital District, 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…
Man Parked On Shoulder Of Roadway In Westchester Drove Drunk With Child In Vehicle, Police Say Man Parked On Shoulder Of Roadway In Westchester Drove Drunk With Child In Vehicle, Police Say
Man Parked On Shoulder Of Roadway In Westchester Drove Drunk With Child In Vehicle, Police Say A man is facing charges after he was allegedly busted driving drunk on a Hudson Valley highway with a teenager in his car. State police in Westchester County said they found 30-year-old Victor Munoz Cuji, of the Bronx, parked illegally on the shoulder of I-87 in Tarrytown just before 4 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29. While talking with the man, troopers determined that he was intoxicated and had a 14-year-old child in his vehicle, police said. Munoz Cuji was taken to a State police facility in Tarrytown, where testing reportedly revealed a blood alcohol content of 0.12 percent. The teen was turned …
Hudson Valley Man Busted Driving Drunk Twice In 2 Hours, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Busted Driving Drunk Twice In 2 Hours, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Busted Driving Drunk Twice In 2 Hours, Police Say A Hudson Valley resident was stopped for suspected drunk driving not once, but twice in a span of just two hours, authorities said. Troopers in Ulster County stopped Edwin Mendez, age 29, of New Paltz, at around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, July 31, as he drove on Southside Avenue in New Paltz. Troopers had noticed the man’s 2013 Audi S4 violating several vehicle and traffic laws, according to New York State Police. During their conversation, troopers determined that Mendez did not have a valid driver’s license and was impaired by alcohol, police said. He was arrested after refusing a chemical test …