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Police: I-87 Traffic Stop Leads To Aggravated DWI Charge For Area Man Driving Three Times Limit
A 51-year-old man was nabbed allegedly driving drunk at three times the legal limit during a traffic stop.
The arrest took place around 11:15 p.m., Monday, May 18, in Rockland County when New York State Police stopped a vehicle on Interstate-87 in the village of South Nyack for several vehicle and traffic violations.
During the stop, the driver, Patrick A. Pierson, of West Nyack, was allegedly found to be intoxicated, said state police.
Pierson was taken into custody, and processed where his blood alcohol content was determined to be 0.27 percent, state police said.
He was charged with a…
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Rockland County Cases By Municipalities
Rockland County continued to see new, but now moderate amounts, of cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
On Tuesday, May 5, 46 new cases were reported, bringing the total number of cases to 12,144 since the pandemic began, according to the state Department of Health.
There have been 551 deaths from the virus in the county, Rockland County Health officials said.
There are currently 169 people hospitalized that are confirmed, a slight increase; and 15 hospitalized cases that are under investigation.
A breakdown of cases in Rockland, according to the Rockland Department of Health.
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