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Man Drove Drunk With Child In Pickup Truck At Ramapo Service Area: Police Man Drove Drunk With Child In Pickup Truck At Ramapo Service Area: Police
Man Drove Drunk With Child In Pickup Truck At Ramapo Service Area: Police A man is facing a felony charge under Leandra’s Law after allegedly driving drunk with a child in his vehicle at a Hudson Valley service area. The incident happened at about 3 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24, when troopers in Rockland County patrolling the Ramapo Service Area observed a 2017 Nissan pickup truck parked with its headlights on. New York State Police said they found the driver, later identified as Genaro Garcia-Cortes, age 45, of the Bronx, apparently asleep in the driver’s seat with the keys in the ignition and an empty beer bottle in the cup holder.  A 10-year-old girl and a fe…
Leandra's Law: Man Drives Drunk On Thruway With 2 Kids In Car In Hudson Valley, Police Say Leandra's Law: Man Drives Drunk On Thruway With 2 Kids In Car In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Leandra's Law: Man Drives Drunk On Thruway With 2 Kids In Car In Hudson Valley, Police Say A 26-year-old man was charged with felony DWI in violation of Leandra's Law after he was caught driving drunk on the Thruway in the Hudson Valley with both a 6-year-old and 7-year-old in the car with him, police said.  Brooklyn resident Juan O. Sanchez Ayala, age 26, was arrested in Orange County on Sunday, July 23 on felony drunk driving charges, according to state police.  On the day of Sanchez Ayala's arrest, just before 2 a.m., state troopers pulled over his vehicle on I-87 in Cornwall after he allegedly committed a vehicle and traffic violation.  Trooper then …
Felony DWI: Hudson Valley Woman On Probation Caught Again, State Police Say Felony DWI: Hudson Valley Woman On Probation Caught Again, State Police Say
Felony DWI: Hudson Valley Woman On Probation Caught Again, State Police Say A Hudson Valley woman who was on probation for DWI/Leandra's Law was allegedly caught driving drunk again. The incident took place in Orange County Saturday, April 29, around 10:20 p.m., in the town of Newburgh. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, a trooper from the Montgomery barracks was patrolling in the town of Newburgh on Hy Vue Drive when he spotted a 2006 Nissan-Altima violating traffic laws. The trooper stopped the vehicle and identified the driver as Johnisha Boykin, age 26, from the town of Newburgh. While speaking with the trooper it was determined that she was impaired by alcoh…
Man Caught Driving Drunk With 2 Kids In Westchester, Police Say Man Caught Driving Drunk With 2 Kids In Westchester, Police Say
Man Caught Driving Drunk With 2 Kids In Westchester, Police Say A man was charged with DWI under Leandra's Law after he was found driving drunk in Westchester County with a young child and infant in the car, police said.  On Saturday, Feb. 4, around midnight, state police found a vehicle parked on the shoulder of I-95 in Mamaroneck and went to investigate it. Inside the car, they found the driver, 26-year-old Martin E. Osorio Villatoro of Trenton, New Jersey, intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of over 0.13 percent, state police said.  They also found a five-year-old child and a three-month-old infant inside the vehicle as well.&nbs…
Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of Hudson Valley Man Driving Drunk With Kids In Car, Police Say Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of Hudson Valley Man Driving Drunk With Kids In Car, Police Say
Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of Hudson Valley Man Driving Drunk With Kids In Car, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was charged with felony DWI after allegedly driving drunk with children in the car. The incident took place in Rockland County around 3 a.m., Monday, Sept. 19, in Ramapo. According to the Ramapo Police, a 37-year-old Orange County resident from Monroe was stopped for a routine traffic infraction when officers noticed he was allegedly impaired by alcohol. The man's 8-year-old daughter and 3-month-old son were in the vehicle, as well as a 1-year-old, police said. The man, whose identity was not released by police, was processed for the following charges:  Three c…
Man Accused Of Driving Drunk In Hudson Valley With 3 Children In Car Man Accused Of Driving Drunk In Hudson Valley With 3 Children In Car
Man Accused Of Driving Drunk In Hudson Valley With 3 Children In Car A Connecticut man was charged after police said he drove drunk in the Hudson Valley with three children in the car. A state trooper in Orange County saw an eastbound 2003 Ford Taurus on I-84 in Newburgh that was in violation of vehicle and traffic laws at about 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, New York State Police reported. The trooper pulled the Ford over and spoke to the driver, identified as 36-year-old Litchfield County resident Segundo Chuquiloja, of Torrington, police said. Police found that Chuquiloja did not have a valid driver's license and believed he was impaired by alc…
Mom Nabbed For DWI Leandra's Law After Crash On NY Thruway In Hudson Valley, Police Say Mom Nabbed For DWI Leandra's Law After Crash On NY Thruway In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Mom Nabbed For DWI Leandra's Law After Crash On NY Thruway In Hudson Valley, Police Say A mother from the region is facing charges after allegedly driving drunk and crashing on the New York Thruway with her two young children in the car, state police said. Troopers in Orange County were called at around 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7, with reports of a single car crash with property damage on I-87 in the town of Newburgh. When troopers arrived, they determined that the 37-year-old driver, Maria Gabremichael, of Gansevoort in Saratoga County, was intoxicated. Her two children, ages 6 and 8, were also in the car at the time, according to police. They were not injured and were later take…
Woman Drove Drunk In Hudson Valley With 3-Year-Old In Vehicle, Police Say Woman Drove Drunk In Hudson Valley With 3-Year-Old In Vehicle, Police Say
Woman Drove Drunk In Hudson Valley With 3-Year-Old In Vehicle, Police Say A woman is facing a felony charge after being busted driving allegedly intoxicated with her 3-year-old child in the car in the Hudson Valley, state police announced. New York State Police troopers on patrol in Rockland County stopped a vehicle on I-87 in the town of Clarkstown after the driver allegedly committed multiple vehicle and traffic violations. The traffic stop was conducted at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 1 in Clarkstown. According to police, during the stop, it was determined that the driver, Rockland County resident Kristina Khan, age 23, of Spring Valley, was found t…
Woman Nabbed Driving Drunk On I-84 With Two Kids In Vehicle, Police Say Woman Nabbed Driving Drunk On I-84 With Two Kids In Vehicle, Police Say
Woman Nabbed Driving Drunk On I-84 With Two Kids In Vehicle, Police Say A 30-year-old woman from the Hudson Valley was busted for allegedly drinking and driving the wrong way on I-84 with children in the car, state police said. Shortly after 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, New York State Police troopers from the Greenville barracks in Orange County were dispatched to a stretch of I-84 near exit 1 in Wawayanda, where there was a report of a wrong-way driver. According to police, the driver - later identified as Newburgh resident Rosalinda Lucero, age 30 - had multiple near-misses with several vehicles on the roadway before she could be tracked down by troopers.…
Hudson Valley Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Crashes Into Ambulance, Police Say Hudson Valley Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Crashes Into Ambulance, Police Say
Hudson Valley Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Crashes Into Ambulance, Police Say A woman in the Hudson Valley was allegedly under the influence with a child in the car when she drove into an ambulance, New York State Police investigators announced. Troopers in Dutchess County responded to the intersection of US Highway 9 and MacFarlane Road in the town of Wappinger at approximately 10:50 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14, where there was a report of a crash involving an ambulance. Police said that the investigation determined that Wappinger resident Constance Guy, age 38, was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox when she made a left turn onto Highway 9 and struck an EMStar ambulance …
Westchester Man Drove Drunk With Two Young Daughters In Vehicle, Police Say Westchester Man Drove Drunk With Two Young Daughters In Vehicle, Police Say
Westchester Man Drove Drunk With Two Young Daughters In Vehicle, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for allegedly driving drunk under Leandra's Law for having his two young daughters in the vehicle at the time he was stopped, State Police said. On Saturday, July 24, just before 5:00 a.m., State Police stopped a vehicle on I-87, in Orange County in the town of Newburgh, when the driver committed a vehicle and traffic violation. The driver of the vehicle, Richard A. Sarno, age 43, of Yonkers, was found to be intoxicated while traveling with his two daughters, ages 9 and 13, said Trooper Tara McCormick. Sarno was taken arrested and was found to be drivi…
Man With Six Kids In Vehicle Charged With DWI/Leandra's Law, State Police Say Man With Six Kids In Vehicle Charged With DWI/Leandra's Law, State Police Say
Man With Six Kids In Vehicle Charged With DWI/Leandra's Law, State Police Say A 34-year-old man has been charged with DWI under Leandra's Law in the Hudson Valley after allegedly driving drunk with six children in the vehicle. Tysean Afflick, of the Bronx, was arrested around 12:40 a.m., Sunday, April 18, after being stopped in Orange County by New York State Police in the town of Newburgh, said Trooper Tara McCormick. During the stop, Afflick was found to be intoxicated while traveling with six children ranging in age from 4 to 13 in the vehicle, McCormick said. Afflick was taken into custody and processed where his blood alcohol content was determined to be 0.12 p…
Woman Stopped On Busy Roadway Nabbed For DWI With Young Son In Vehicle In Rockland Woman Stopped On Busy Roadway Nabbed For DWI With Young Son In Vehicle In Rockland
Woman Stopped On Busy Roadway Nabbed For DWI With Young Son In Vehicle In Rockland A woman was arrested for alleged felony DWI Leandra's Law in Rockland County after police received calls of a possible intoxicated driver. The incident took place around 5:40 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 28, when Ramapo Police responded to the call regarding the motorists on the Orange Turnpike in the Village of Sloatsburg.   The caller reported that a female driver was stopped in her vehicle in the middle of Orange Turnpike blocking the traffic lane.  When officers arrived on the scene they found the 37-year-old Brooklyn woman stopped in the middle of the roadway and found that she…
School Bus Driver In Northern Westchester Admits To Driving Drunk With Children On Board School Bus Driver In Northern Westchester Admits To Driving Drunk With Children On Board
School Bus Driver In Northern Westchester Admits To Driving Drunk With Children On Board A school bus driver in Northern Westchester admitted to driving drunk with dozens of children on board. Somers resident William Mendez, 62, who was working for Royal Coach Lines, which was employed by the Somers Central School District, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 22 to driving while intoxicated with young children on his bus last December. Specifically, Mendez pleaded guilty to Leandra’s Law, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said, a felony that is related to driving while intoxicated with a child passenger. A parent notified school officials in Somers that M…
Man Drove Drunk With Infant Inside BMW On Route 17, Police Say Man Drove Drunk With Infant Inside BMW On Route 17, Police Say
Man Drove Drunk With Infant Inside BMW On Route 17, Police Say A late-night stop by State Police troopers led to the arrest of a man allegedly driving while intoxicated with an infant in his BMW. Troopers from Monroe stopped a 2013 BMW that was traveling west in Monroe at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29 when the driver, local resident Mark Nelson, 30, committed traffic violations. According to police, while speaking with Nelson, it was determined that he was allegedly intoxicated and driving with a suspended license. Further investigation during the subsequent traffic stop determined that Nelson’s license had been revoked due to a previ…
Orange County Man Who Drove Drunk With Child In Car Allegedly Gets Combative With Troopers Orange County Man Who Drove Drunk With Child In Car Allegedly Gets Combative With Troopers
Orange County Man Who Drove Drunk With Child In Car Allegedly Gets Combative With Troopers An Orange County man is facing charges for allegedly driving drunk with a child in the car and battling with New York State Police troopers attempting to take him into custody. New York State Police troopers stopped Newburgh resident Daniel Cronin, 37, late on Saturday, May 16, on Washington Place in Newburgh for a vehicle and traffic violation. During the subsequent stop, it was determined that Cronin was under the influence of alcohol with a minor in the vehicle, police say. While attempting to take Cronin into custody, police said that he became combative with troopers, who eventually w…
Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car, Police Say Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car, Police Say
Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car, Police Say A strange series of events led to the arrest of a woman who was allegedly driving drunk with a child in the car, authorities announced. Members of the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office stopped the driver at approximately 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15 on Route 209 in Wawarsing for an expired vehicle inspection. During that traffic stop, it was determined that the driver “was not able to safely continue driving,” and she contacted a friend to pick her up at the scene to bring her home safely. According to police, when her friend - a 59-year-old woman from Kerhonkson whose name was not released - …
School Bus Driver In Northern Westchester Drove Drunk With Students Aboard, Police Say School Bus Driver In Northern Westchester Drove Drunk With Students Aboard, Police Say
School Bus Driver In Northern Westchester Drove Drunk With Students Aboard, Police Say Click here for an updated story: Somers School District Releases New Info After Bus Driver With Students Aboard Charged With DWI A school bus driver in Northern Westchester allegedly drove drunk three times the legal limit while students were on board, according to police. State Police from the Somers barrack said 61-year-old William J. Mendez was operating a school bus in Somers from Primose Elementary School and Somers Intermediate School and transporting students when he was stopped on Monday, Dec. 9. An investigation revealed that he was under the influence of alcohol with a blood…
Area Motorists Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Area Motorists Charged With DWI In State Police Stops
Area Motorists Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Nearly two dozen motorists were arrested in the Hudson Valley for allegedly driving while impaired over the weekend. Local residents charged include:  Orange County On Friday, Oct. 4, State Police troopers in Greenville (Orange County) arrested James Fox, 28, of Middletown, for DWI. He was traveling on Monhagen Avenue in the city of Middletown when he was stopped for a vehicle and traffic law violation. Investigation revealed that he was impaired by alcohol and was subsequently arrested.  On Saturday, Oct. 5, State Police troopers in Middletown arrested Lee Thomas Jr, 53, o…
Drunk New City Woman Crashes Into Brother's Car With Her Daughter In Car, Ramapo Police Say Drunk New City Woman Crashes Into Brother's Car With Her Daughter In Car, Ramapo Police Say
Drunk New City Woman Crashes Into Brother's Car With Her Daughter In Car, Ramapo Police Say An allegedly intoxicated woman got behind the wheel, struck her brother’s car while her daughter was in the backseat following a dispute in Ramapo, police said. Officers from the Ramapo Police Department received a call from a witness at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Monday, July 12, reporting a fight between a man and a woman outside a car in the area. Police said that the man took the woman’s daughter and fled the scene. According to police, the officers responding to the scene determined that the man and woman were siblings, and that the 24-year-old woman from New City had left the house…
Woman Charged With DWAI After One-Car Crash In Westchester Woman Charged With DWAI After One-Car Crash In Westchester
Woman Charged With Dwai After One-Car Crash In Westchester A Westchester woman who was in possession of crack cocaine was among 16 drivers in the Hudson Valley busted for alleged impaired driving over the weekend. Troopers from the New York State Police barrack in Cortlandt were called to Washington Street in Peekskill, where there was a report of a one-car crash. While investigating the crash, it was determined that the driver, Mount Vernon resident Normajean Wilke, 43, was under the influence of drugs and in possession of crack cocaine and she was arrested. Wilke was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and driving while un…
Taxi Driver Drove With Children In Vehicle While High On Drugs, Rockland Sheriff Says Taxi Driver Drove With Children In Vehicle While High On Drugs, Rockland Sheriff Says
Taxi Driver Drove With Children In Vehicle While High On Drugs, Rockland Sheriff Says A taxi driver from Haverstraw was nabbed for alleged DWAI/Drugs under “Leandra’s Law” for transporting two children while under the influence, said the Rockland County Sheriff's Office. Moises Esteves, 36, was arrested around 9:12 p.m., Friday, May 10, after being stopped by police while working as a driver for America Latina Taxi of Spring Valley, said Rockland County Sheriff's Lt. John Murphy. Esteves was stopped for having a suspended vehicle registration on Pomona Road in the town of Ramapo, Murphy said. While interviewing Esteves, deputies determined that he was driving unde…
18 Orange County Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops 18 Orange County Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops
18 Orange County Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops New York State Police troopers removed more than three dozens drivers off the roadway over the weekend for alleged impaired driving. Area residents charged include: Orange County On Friday, Feb. 15, State Police troopers from Middletown arrested Lori Hurst, 43 of Middletown, for DWAI Drugs. She was traveling on Dolson Avenue in Middletown when she was involved in a vehicle crash. An investigation revealed that she was impaired by drugs and she was subsequently arrested. On Friday, Feb. 15, State Police troopers from Montgomery arrested William Wilson Jr, 23 of Walden, for DWI. He was trav…
Erratic Driving Stop Leads To Third Leandra's Law Arrest In Rockland In One-Week Span Erratic Driving Stop Leads To Third Leandra's Law Arrest In Rockland In One-Week Span
Erratic Driving Stop Leads To Third Leandra's Law Arrest In Rockland In One-Week Span A Rockland County woman is facing a felony DWI after being busted driving with a blood alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit with her child in the car late on Tuesday night. A Ramapo police officer on patrol on Tuesday, Nov. 27 conducted a traffic stop on a local woman when she was spotted driving erratically through town. During the stop, police said that it was determined that the woman was driving with a blood alcohol content more than two and a half times the legal limit with her 3-year-old daughter in the back seat. The 32-year-old woman - whose name has not been released by po…
Hudson Valley Man In Fatal Crash Had Children In Car, State Police Say Hudson Valley Man In Fatal Crash Had Children In Car, State Police Say
Hudson Valley Man In Fatal Crash Had Children In Car, State Police Say A Hudson Valley resident who was one of two men arrested in a fatal three-car crash on I-90 was driving drunk with two young children in his vehicle, according to state police. The crash took place around 1 p.m. Saturday on I-90 in the Town of East Greenbush near Albany, according to New York State Police. The initial investigation found that August Rice, 23, of Rexford, was traveling eastbound on I-90 when he struck a vehicle causing it to cross the median and into the westbound lanes where it was struck by a vehicle driven by Rex Tucker-Moss, 41, of Poughquag in Dutchess County, state pol…
Man Driving Drunk Had Three Kids In Car On Route 59, Police Say Man Driving Drunk Had Three Kids In Car On Route 59, Police Say
Man Driving Drunk Had Three Kids In Car On Route 59, Police Say A 60-year-old man was nabbed for driving drunk with three children in the car after police noticed the children were not wearing seatbelts.  Ramapo police made the stop around 2:10 p.m. Monday after officers on patrol on Route 59 in Hillburn noticed the children were not wearing safety devices. The officer conducted a traffic stop and began to observe signs that the driver, from Washington, D.C., was intoxicated. An investigation revealed he was driving at twice the legal limit with a blood alcohol content greater than .18 percent, the Ramapo Police said. He was charged with aggravated DWI…
Man, 47, Drove Drunk With Boy, Girl In Car In Airmont, Police Say Man, 47, Drove Drunk With Boy, Girl In Car In Airmont, Police Say
Man, 47, Drove Drunk With Boy, Girl In Car In Airmont, Police Say A Memorial Day DWI crackdown to curtail impaired drivers in Rockland County led to the arrest of a 47-year-old man who was allegedly driving with a blood alcohol content more than double the legal limit with his children in the car. Officers participating in the Rockland County Stop-DWI “crackdown” detail that ran from May 25 through May 29 stopped a Clifton resident - whose name has not been released - in Airmont at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Monday night, for a vehicle and traffic law violation. During the subsequent traffic stop, officers reported that the driver was allegedly under the…
Police: Tomkins Corner Woman Involved In Crash Was Drunk, Had Child In Car Police: Tomkins Corner Woman Involved In Crash Was Drunk, Had Child In Car
Police: Tomkins Corner Woman Involved In Crash Was Drunk, Had Child In Car A Tomkins Cove woman was nailed for DWI after getting into a car crash while drunk with a child in her vehicle, according to the Stony Point Police Department.Claudia A. Borquez, 30, was arrested around 12:15 a.m. Jan. 7, and charged with two counts of DWI under Leandra's Law, reckless endangerment, and endangering the welfare of a child, said Lt. Daniel Hylas. Borquez was involved in a single-vehicle crash with a 6-year-old child in the vehicle and then fled the scene of the crash, Hylas said. A patrol officer was able to locate the vehicle and Borquez on West Main Street in Stony Point wh…
Tappan Woman, 34, Charged With Driving Drunk With Child In Her Car Tappan Woman, 34, Charged With Driving Drunk With Child In Her Car
Tappan Woman, 34, Charged With Driving Drunk With Child In Her Car A 34-year-old woman from Tappan found passed out next to the driver's side of her car on Wednesday, Jan. 31, was drunk and had a child in the car, Orangetown Police said. Emily M. Bell of Main Street in Tappan was found next to her car on Stevens Way in Orangeburg about 5:45 p.m., police said. She was charged with felony DWI under Leandra's Law for having a child under the age of 16 in her vehicle, police said. Orangetown Police officers responded to the Stop and Shop parking lot in Orangeburg on a report of a person in need of medical assistance. Officers found Bell passed out on the grou…