New York State Police troopers conducted a special detail over the weekend looking for impaired drivers as they continue their STOP-DWI crackdown. In total, 29 motorists were busted during the detail, including six from Orange County and one from Rockland.
Local residents charged include:
Friday, March 23:
- State police troopers from the Montgomery barracks stopped Newburgh resident Brianna Cazorla, 23, on Leroy Place in Newburgh for a vehicle and traffic law violation. During the stop, it was determined that Cazorla was under the influence of alcohol and she was arrested.
Saturday, March 24:
- State police troopers from the Montgomery barracks stopped Newburgh resident Raymond Sims, 32, on Route 9W in Newburgh for a vehicle and traffic law violation. During the stop, it was determined that Sims was under the influence of alcohol and she was arrested.
- State police troopers from the Middletown barracks stopped Middletown resident Georgia Cote, 22, on Highland Avenue in Middletown for a vehicle and traffic law violation. During the stop, it was determined that Cote was under the influence of alcohol and he was arrested.
- State police troopers from the Haverstraw barracks stopped Nanuet resident Rodney Macelus, on the Palisades Parkway in Orangetown for a vehicle and traffic law violation. During the stop, it was determined that Macelus was under the influence of alcohol and he was arrested.
Sunday, March 25:
- State police troopers from the Middletown barracks stopped Slate Hill resident Amber Vanbenschoten, 22, on Lloyds Lane in Newburgh for a vehicle and traffic law violation. During the stop, it was determined that Vanbenschoten was under the influence of alcohol and she was arrested.
- State police troopers from the Montgomery barracks stopped Pine Bush resident James Bruyn, 30, on Route 9W in Newburgh for a vehicle and traffic law violation. During the stop, it was determined that Bruyn was under the influence of drugs and he was arrested.
- State police troopers from the Montgomery barracks stopped Walden resident Justin Ramcharitar, 29, on Route 32 in Newburgh for a vehicle and traffic law violation. During the stop, it was determined that Ramcharitar was under the influence of alcohol and she was arrested.
- Each of the arrested parties was charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor. Each has since been released to a sober third-party and are due back in court later this year to answer the charges.
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