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Man Drove Drunk With BAC Twice Limit On I-87, Police Say
A man who committed multiple vehicle and traffic violations was driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.22 percent, nearly three times the legal limit, according to state police.
Fairfield County resident Javier Gonzalez, of Danbury, 56, was pulled over in Rockland County at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23, in Clarkstown, according to state police.
Gonzalez was charged with the misdemeanor of aggravated driving while intoxicated, along with several violations.
He was released to a sober third party, and will appear in the Town of Clarkstown court next month.
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…
Duo Charged After Police Chase Ends In Three-Vehicle Crash Injuring Seven
Two of four people involved in a police chase that ended in a three-vehicle crash that injured seven on Route 17K have been charged in the crime.
The incident began around 10:54 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 1, when State Police attempted to stop a black Chevy Tahoe on I-87 near the Newburgh exit, based on a BOLO alert for a suspect vehicle wanted in connection with gang activity, said Trooper Tara McCormick.
The Tahoe, driven by Willie T. Cyler, 26, of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, refused to stop and took police on a high-speed chase on I-87 and continued on Route 52, finally ending in the head-on cr…
Suspected 130 MPH Racer Caught After Fleeing In Rockland, Police Say
A man suspected of being part of a racing group that meets in the Nanuet area, was arrested by Clarkstown Police after fleeing the scene of a traffic stop, said Clarkstown Police.
The suspect, Steven Simkin, 23, of the Bronx, was arrested after an incident on Wednesday, July 10, when around 9 p.m. at Clarkstown officer noticed a vehicle parked in the underground parking garage of the Palisades Center Mall that matched the description of a vehicle that had fled the scene of a traffic stop days before, said Clarkstown Police.
The vehicle, a 2014 black Mustang Shelby, matched the description a…
Man, 46, Stopped In Westchester Had BAC More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say
An early morning traffic stop on I-87 in Westchester led to the arrest of a 46-year-old driver who was busted with a blood alcohol content more than double the legal limit, police said.
A New York State Police trooper on patrol shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday, June 9 stopped Brooklyn resident Sergey Priporin, 46, in Tarrytown, for several vehicle and traffic violations.
During the traffic stop, troopers determined that Priporin was intoxicated and he was taken into custody. At the New York State Police barracks in Tarrytown, it was determined that Priporin had a blood alcohol content of .18…
