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Drunk Driver Had 6-Year-Old In Car On Taconic State Parkway, Police Say Drunk Driver Had 6-Year-Old In Car On Taconic State Parkway, Police Say
Drunk Driver Had 6-Year-Old In Car On Taconic State Parkway, Police Say A Queens man was arrested for driving drunk with a child in the car after a traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway, authorities said. The arrest happened on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at approximately 10:48 p.m. in Pleasant Valley, according to New York State Police. A Trooper from SP Poughkeepsie stopped a 2020 Acura that was heading south on the parkway for "multiple violations of the Vehicle and Traffic Law." The driver, identified as Donny J. Peralta Parra, 32, of Queens, "exhibited signs of intoxication." Police said he “failed” standardized field sobriety tests administered at the sce…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Child Found Wandering LIE While Parents Sat Drunk In Running Car: Cops Child Found Wandering LIE While Parents Sat Drunk In Running Car: Cops
Child Found Wandering LIE While Parents Sat Drunk In Running Car: Cops A man and woman were arrested after police say they were found intoxicated in a running vehicle while their child wandered alone along the Long Island Expressway on Sunday, May 25. The incident happened around 10:45 a.m. on Express Drive North, between exits 64 and 65, according to Suffolk County Police Police responded to several 911 calls reporting a young child walking alone along the roadway. Officers located the 7-year-old girl unharmed. Her parents — Victor Dominguez, 37, of North Bellport, and Inosencia Hernandez-Barranco, 35, of Central Islip — were found unconscious inside a 2023 N…

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by Cecilia Levine
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2 Drunken Crashes Leads To Felony DWI Charge For 62-Year-Old Man In Yorktown: Police 2 Drunken Crashes Leads To Felony DWI Charge For 62-Year-Old Man In Yorktown: Police
2 Drunken Crashes Leads To Felony DWI Charge For 62-Year-Old Man In Yorktown: Police A 62-year-old man is facing serious charges following two alleged drunk driving crashes in Westchester, police announced.  Cortlandt Manor resident Vasel Balbona was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 16 in connection with an incident that occurred months earlier in July 2024 in Yorktown, Yorktown Police said on Tuesday, Jan. 21.  According to the department, on the day of the crash at around 11:05 a.m., officers responded to a report of a two-car accident on Route 118. Upon arrival, police found that the driver of one vehicle had allegedly left the scene after striking another car from b…

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by Ben Crnic