Drunk Woman With Child In Car Crashes Into Utility Pole In Northern Westchester, Police Say Drunk Woman With Child In Car Crashes Into Utility Pole In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Drunk Woman With Child In Car Crashes Into Utility Pole In Northern Westchester, Police Say A local woman has been arrested for alleged drunk driving with her 12-year-old child in the back seat in Northern Westchester. The Putnam County resident Jennifer MacDonald, age 43, of Mahopac, was nabbed by Yorktown Police when officers were called to a single-vehicle crash on Saturday, Aug. 28, on East Main Street in Jefferson Valley. When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered MacDonald's car slammed into a utility pole, police said. After an investigation, police determined MacDonald was intoxicated and had her 12-year-old child in the rear seat. MacDonald, a repeat offender w…
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…
Driver Busted With BAC Nearly Triple Legal Limit In Area, State Police Say Driver Busted With BAC Nearly Triple Legal Limit In Area, State Police Say
Driver Busted With BAC Nearly Triple Legal Limit In Area, State Police Say A 40-year-old man with a previous DWI conviction was busted driving with a blood alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit in the area, New York State Police announced. Troopers on patrol at approximately 9:40 p.m. on Friday, July 16 on Route 30 in the town of Florida stopped Jamaica, Queens resident Nkrumah Caldwell after he committed a vehicle and traffic violation on I-90 near the Amsterdam exit. During the subsequent traffic stop, State Police said that Caldwell was found to be allegedly intoxicated and driving with a suspended license. 
Caldwell was taken into custody without inci…
Nearly Two Dozen Charged With Impaired Driving During Dutchess Detail Nearly Two Dozen Charged With Impaired Driving During Dutchess Detail
Nearly Two Dozen Charged With Impaired Driving During Dutchess Detail Authorities in Dutchess County have just announced the results of a special multi-agency holiday DWI detail in Dutchess County. Between Friday, July 2, and Monday, July 5, law enforcement agencies in Dutchess conducted impaired driving details that included saturation of patrols throughout the county in addition to their regular patrols, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, July 14. In total, 21 motorists were busted for impaired driving. Those arrested for DWI or DWAI include: Darwin Cabrera-Lopez, age 25, of Poughkeepsie; Koceila Ayouni, age 25, of Poughkeepsie;…
Area Woman Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash Had Earlier DWI Charge, Police Say Area Woman Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash Had Earlier DWI Charge, Police Say
Area Woman Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash Had Earlier DWI Charge, Police Say A local woman who was arrested for a hit-and-run crash that killed a man outside a lakefront home in the area was arrested two months ago for DWI and was due to have her license suspended in several days.  Maggie DePerna, age 37, of Mahopac was charged on Saturday, June 26, with vehicular manslaughter, and two counts of DWI (she was reportedly driving drunk when arrested) in the hit-and-run death in Mahopac of James Crecco, of Carmel, on Friday, June 25, said the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. See earlier story: 37-Year-Old Woman Arrested For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Near Lakefront A…
37-Year-Old Woman Arrested For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Near Lakefront Area Home 37-Year-Old Woman Arrested For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Near Lakefront Area Home
37-Year-Old Woman Arrested For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Near Lakefront Area Home This story has been updated. A local woman has been arrested for a hit-and-run crash that killed a man outside a lakefront home in the area, Maggie Deperna, age 37, was arrested Saturday, June 26, by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office in connection to the crash that happened a day earlier in Mahopac. She's been charged with vehicular manslaughter, the Sheriff's Office said. The 61-year-old victim, identified as James Crecco, of Carmel, was walking outside his brother's home when he was struck by a Jeep on Friday, June 25 at approximately 8:07 p.m. in Mahopac on South Lake Boulevard (Route…
Erratic DWI Driver Busted After 'Impeding Other Drivers' In Northern Westchester, Police Say Erratic DWI Driver Busted After 'Impeding Other Drivers' In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Erratic DWI Driver Busted After 'Impeding Other Drivers' In Northern Westchester, Police Say A Northern Westchester man was arrested for alleged drunk driving after police received several calls of an erratic driver. Marco Chacha, age 38, of Croton-on-Hudson, was arrested on Sunday, June 6, after Yorktown Police received a report of an erratic driver on Commerce Street heading westbound on Route 202. Chacha allegedly failed to maintain its lane multiple times and was being driven in a manner that was "impeding other vehicles," Yorktown Police said.  When police stopped Chacha he was found to be intoxicated and arrested, police said. A blood alcohol test taken following his a…
Man Charged With Cocaine Possession After Northern Westchester Traffic Stop, Police Say Man Charged With Cocaine Possession After Northern Westchester Traffic Stop, Police Say
Man Charged With Cocaine Possession After Northern Westchester Traffic Stop, Police Say A man was arrested for alleged felony cocaine possession following a traffic stop in Northern Westchester. Dutchess County resident Daniel R. Usher, age 31, of Beacon, was arrested on Saturday, May 22, when New York State Police pulled over his 2012 Subaru Impreza on Route 9 in Croton-On-Hudson, said Trooper AJ Hicks. An investigation during the stop determined Usher was driving while intoxicated and in possession of approximately 25.2 grams of cocaine. Usher was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, possession with intent to sell, and DWI. He was arraigned virtually…
Man Arrested For DWI, Drugs Following Traffic Stop In Area, State Police Say Man Arrested For DWI, Drugs Following Traffic Stop In Area, State Police Say
Man Arrested For DWI, Drugs Following Traffic Stop In Area, State Police Say A local man was arrested for alleged DWI and possession of cocaine following a traffic stop in the area. Ulee Johnson, age 41, was arrested on Wednesday, May 26, following the stop in Orange County of his 2004 red Infinity Q56 on East Main Street in Middletown by New York State Police. During the stop, troopers spotted an open bottle of alcohol and plastic cups containing alcohol, said Trooper Steven Nevel. During a search of the vehicle following Johnson's arrest for DWI, troopers found 5.7 grams of cocaine, Nevel said. Johnson, of Newburgh, was also charged with two counts of criminal p…
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Shop In Hudson Valley, Police Say Drunk Driver Crashes Into Shop In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Shop In Hudson Valley, Police Say A drunk driver crashed into the front of a Hudson Valley store, according to police. The incident took place in Rockland County when the unidentified driver smashed into the front of Veloz Barbershop late Sunday night, May 16, in the Hillcrest Shopping Center on North Main Street, said the Ramapo Police. The vehicle on the sidewalkRamapo Police Department The car jumped the sidewalk and slammed through the glass door of the barbershop, police said. No one was injured  The driver, who has not been identified, has been charged with DWI. The area of the crash.Ramapo Police Department…
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…
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Truck In Construction Zone In Westchester, Police Say Drunk Driver Crashes Into Truck In Construction Zone In Westchester, Police Say
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Truck In Construction Zone In Westchester, Police Say A Fairfield County man was arrested for alleged DWI after crashing into the back of a construction vehicle in a work zone in Westchester.  Fabian Madera, age 43, of Shelton, was arrested around 10:20 p.m., Tuesday, March 23, after New York State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on I-95 in Mamaroneck, said Trooper Tara McCormick. A preliminary investigation revealed that Madera was driving a Toyota Camry northbound, approaching a lane closure in a work zone when he rear-ended a construction vehicle blocking the right lane, McCormick said. Madera was found to be intoxicated, she …