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Shrub Oak Man, 28, Faces DWI Charge After Traffic Stop
A man from Shrub Oak is facing DWI charges after he was pulled over for a traffic infraction, police say. A Yorktown police officer initiated a traffic stop on Glen Road on Saturday, March 16 around 3:30 a.m. The officer pulled the vehicle over after observing the driver fail to keep right while driving with an obstructed view. Further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as 28-year-old Oliverio Mejia, Jr. of Shrub Oak, was allegedly driving while intoxicated. Mejia, Jr. was arrested, transported to Yorktown Police Department and charged with the following: Driving while in…
Police & Fire
Man Faces DWI Charge After Crash In Northern Westchester
A 59-year-old man was arrested for alleged drinking and driving after being involved in a midday, one-car crash in Northern Westchester. Officers from the Yorktown Police Department were dispatched to Granite Springs Road near the intersection of Quaker Church Road in Yorktown Heights shortly after 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, where there was a reported one-vehicle crash. According to police, upon arrival, the investigation into the crash determined that the driver, Yorktown resident Arthur Tullberg was allegedly intoxicated and had a blood alcohol content greater than .08 percent. It is fu…
Police & Fire
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…
Police & Fire
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…
Police & Fire
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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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…
Police & Fire
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…
Police & Fire
Mount Kisco Woman, 23, Charged With DWI After Crash In Yorktown
A Mount Kisco woman faces DWI charges after allegedly slamming her vehicle into a tree while driving drunk. Madelin I. Bu Munoz, 23, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 20 around 10:20 p.m. after Yorktown Police received a call from a resident of Hanover Street reporting a vehicle crash, said the Yorktown Police. When officers arrived on the scene and conducted an investigation, they found that Bu Munoz was driving a 2018 Hyundai southbound on Hanover Street when she drove off the roadway and struck a tree, police said. A further investigation found that she was allegedly driving whi…
Police & Fire
Police: Motorist Driving Without Headlights On Charged With DWI After Running Route 6 Red Light
A man was arrested for alleged impaired driving after being busted driving through a red light with no headlights on, police said. Crompond resident Edinson-Mauro Merino-Meza, 41, was stopped by an officer shortly before 11 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15, when he drove past a Yorktown police officer on Route 6 with no headlights on, through a red traffic light, prompting a traffic stop. During the subsequent stop, police said that Merino-Meza was found to be allegedly driving while impaired, with a blood alcohol content greater than .08 percent. Merino-Meza was arrested and charged with driving wh…
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Driver On Probation Busted For Fourth DWI During Stop In Westchester
A Westchester County man on probation with three previous DWI convictions is facing a host of charges after being busted allegedly drinking and driving without a license in Scarsdale. An officer on patrol at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Weaver Street on Monday, Feb. 4 was alerted by a License Plate Reader that a 2013 Chevy Traverse that drove by had a “suspended or revoked” registration. It was determined that the car’s registration had been suspended due to an insurance lapse in October last year. During the subsequent traffic stop, the officer spoke to the driver, New Rochelle resident Dav…
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Woman Falling Asleep At Wheel In Westchester Busted For DWI, Police Say
A Good Samaritan helped lead to the arrest of a Westchester woman who was spotted falling asleep at the wheel and disregarding stop signs on her way home, police said. The Scarsdale Police Department issued an alert at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 28, for an erratic driver who was traveling on Tompkins Road. Police said that they received a call from a third-party, who was following the driver home while on the line with officers. The caller said that the driver was bouncing off the curb and ignoring stop signs. The caller further stated that the woman “appeared to be passing out…
Police & Fire
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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