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Vodka-Drinking Driver Pulls Into Path Of Hudson Valley Cruiser, Police Say
A Hudson Valley man was nabbed for allegedly pulling into the path of a police cruiser while driving drunk.
The incident took place in Ulster County around 11 a.m., Monday, March 27 on Route 9W in Saugerties.
According to Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra, a 2013 Audi A5, driven by James Dorans, age 37, of Saugerties, pulled onto Route 9W from Red Maple Road, directly into the path of a marked Saugerties Police car, nearly striking the patrol vehicle.
The officer executed a traffic stop and found Dorans was under the influence of alcohol and discovered an open bo…
Hudson Valley Man Driving Erratically Nabbed For Driving While High On Drugs, Police Say
A Hudson Valley man who was allegedly driving high on drugs was arrested after being spotted swerving all over a busy roadway, almost striking several vehicles, authorities announced.
Manuel Perez, age 54, of Congers, was arrested in Rockland County around 8 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 9, when the Clarkstown Police responded to calls of a silver Toyota Suv driving erratically on Route 9W in Valley Cottage.
According to Det. Norm Peters, of the Clarkstown Police Department, the first arriving officer activated his emergency lights and attempted to pull over the Toyota, but Perez re…
Ulster County Man Nabbed On DWI, Weapon Charges Points Gun At Trooper, Police Say
An area man is facing multiple felony charges after police said he drove under the influence and pointed a pellet gun at a trooper.
Troopers pulled over a 2005 Ford-150 for a vehicle and traffic law violation in Ulster County on Institution Road in the town of Napanoch at about 11 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 2, according to New York State Police.
The driver, identified as 31-year-old David Stephens, of Accord, reached for what police believed to be a handgun and pointed it at the trooper approaching the Ford, police said.
The trooper ordered Stephens to drop the gun, and Stephens complied, State …
Woman Was Responsible For Crash Involving Westchester Man Under Influence Of Drugs, Police Say
An investigation by state police determined that, although the other driver was charged with driving under the influence of drugs, a sober 74-year-old woman was responsible for a crash in the area that sent both parties to the hospital for serious injuries.
State Police issued the findings on Thursday, Nov. 19.
Ulster County resident Ann Tucker, of Shandaken, was driving on Route 212 (Ulster Avenue) on Saturday, Sept. 26 in Saugerties when her 2008 Pontiac-G6 struck a 2005 Audi A-4, operated by Westchester County resident David Lowy, 64, of Chappaqua.
Both vehicles had massive …
Man Admits To Aggravated Vehicular Homicide In Deaths Of Two Women
A 32-year-old man who was allegedly driving under the influence when he crashed his vehicle, killing two women, has pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide.
Christopher Perrella, 32, of Vernon, New Jersey, pleaded guilty Tuesday, Dec. 11, before Orange County Court Judge Robert H. Freehill in connection with the deaths of two women, who were passengers in a car that Perrella had been driving on Nov. 4, 2017, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
At the time of the crash, Perrella was driving a car containing a male friend, that friend’s fiancée, an…