Driver Found Passed Out Behind Wheel After Driving Wrong Way In NY Guilty Of DWI, DA Says Driver Found Passed Out Behind Wheel After Driving Wrong Way In NY Guilty Of DWI, DA Says
Driver Found Passed Out Behind Wheel After Driving Wrong Way In NY Guilty Of DWI, DA Says A Dutchess County man has been found guilty of driving drunk after allegedly traveling the wrong way up a Taconic Parkway exit ramp and later being found unconscious behind the wheel in Putnam County, prosecutors said. Nicholas Nappi, age 33, of Hopewell Junction, was convicted of driving while intoxicated following a bench trial on Tuesday, July 8, before Judge Robert Nachamie in Putnam County Court, Putnam District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Thursday, July 10.  Nappi’s arrest stemmed from an incident on October 11, 2024, when a concerned 911 caller reported a vehicle driving …
Driver Rescued After Vehicle Plunges Into Hudson River In NY Driver Rescued After Vehicle Plunges Into Hudson River In NY
Driver Rescued After Vehicle Plunges Into Hudson River In NY Emergency crews rushed to the scene late Wednesday night, July 9, after a vehicle drove into the water where the Croton and Hudson Rivers meet in Westchester, according to fire officials.  The incident happened around 11 p.m. on Wednesday at the Echo Canoe Launch in Croton-on-Hudson, the village’s fire department said on Thursday morning, July 10.  First responders arrived to find a vehicle submerged in the river. The driver, described as emotionally distraught, told officers he was alone in the car. Croton police helped him to shore, and he was later taken to a local hospital for…
Repeat Offender Almost Hits Patrol Car, Gets DWI Charge In NY: Police Repeat Offender Almost Hits Patrol Car, Gets DWI Charge In NY: Police
Repeat Offender Almost Hits Patrol Car, Gets DWI Charge In NY: Police A man with prior DWI convictions is facing felony charges after allegedly pulling out in front of a marked police vehicle while intoxicated in Westchester, authorities said. The incident happened around 12:35 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9, when a City of Rye Police Department sergeant was driving east on Locust Avenue near Theodore Fremd Avenue, according to the department.  According to police, a 2014 Nissan Sentra suddenly pulled out from a parked position directly in front of the sergeant’s patrol car, prompting a traffic stop.  The driver, identified as Mario R. Monroy, age 45, o…
Tree Falls Onto I-87 In Orange County, Causes Crash Tree Falls Onto I-87 In Orange County, Causes Crash
Tree Falls Onto I-87 In Orange County, Causes Crash Emergency responders raced to the New York Thruway in Orange County over the weekend after a tree fell on the interstate, causing a crash in the process.  The incident happened on Saturday, July 5, when a tree collapsed into I-87 South in Woodbury near mile marker 47.1, according to the Woodbury Fire Department.  A car then collided with the tree. Minor injuries were reported.  The incident caused traffic backups in the area as crews responded to the crash. 
Drunk Woman Kicks, Spits On Officers After Long Island Crash: Police Drunk Woman Kicks, Spits On Officers After Long Island Crash: Police
Drunk Woman Kicks, Spits On Officers After Long Island Crash: Police A Massapequa woman allegedly assaulted police officers after crashing her car while drunk in Plainview, Nassau County police announced on Saturday, July 5. Jamy Castillo, 21, was driving a 2010 Honda Pilot south on Floral Avenue when she struck a guardrail at 2:25 a.m., according to officers from the Eighth Precinct. When police arrived, they determined Castillo was intoxicated and took her into custody. She was complaining of neck pain and was transported to a hospital in a Nassau County Police Department ambulance, authorities said. During the transport, Castillo reportedly became combat…
Tinder Trap: Woman Gets 10 Years For Role In NY Ambush Robberies Tinder Trap: Woman Gets 10 Years For Role In NY Ambush Robberies
Tinder Trap: Woman Gets 10 Years For Role In NY Ambush Robberies A New York woman will spend a decade behind bars for her role in back-to-back armed robberies orchestrated through the dating app Tinder. Karina Carroll, 25, of Troy, was sentenced to five years in prison in Albany County Court on Monday, June 30, after pleading guilty to first-degree robbery. Her sentence will run consecutively to a previous five-year sentence doled out in Rensselaer County. Carroll admitted to working with Terry Adams, 19, and William Camino, 20, both of Troy, to target unsuspecting men using Tinder. The first robbery occurred in Troy on Feb. 18, 2024, when the trio use…
Mom Left Infant, 8-Year-Old Sweating In Locked Car Outside CT Walmart: Police Mom Left Infant, 8-Year-Old Sweating In Locked Car Outside CT Walmart: Police
Mom Left Infant, 8-Year-Old Sweating In Locked Car Outside CT Walmart: Police A routine shopping trip turned into a desperate rescue outside a Connecticut Walmart when shoppers spotted a 1-month-old and an 8-year-old locked in a hot car, police said. Talita Sonia De Carvalho Silva, 30, of Naugatuck, is facing multiple felony charges after the harrowing incident on Wednesday, June 25, police said. Temperatures that day hit a high of 91 degrees, according to Accuweather.  Shoppers at the Naugatuck Walmart noticed the children inside the vehicle after the car alarm started blaring. The 8-year-old was screaming and desperately trying to escape, police said. Both ch…
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Driver On I-84 In Orange County, Police Say Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Driver On I-84 In Orange County, Police Say
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Driver On I-84 In Orange County, Police Say A Massachusetts man was killed in a crash on Interstate 84 in New York Friday morning, June 27, New York State Police said. Troopers from the Middletown barracks responded to the westbound lanes near mile marker 24.1 in the town of Wallkill at approximately 8:35 a.m. for a report of a motor vehicle crash, NYSP said. According to police, a 2008 Honda Accord driven by a 53-year-old Newburgh woman struck a 2014 Harley Davidson motorcycle that was also traveling west. Police said “the impact of the collision caused both vehicles to exit the roadway into the median along the south shoulder…
'Autopilot' Killed My Family: College Student Who Lost Both Parents, Only Sibling Sues Tesla 'Autopilot' Killed My Family: College Student Who Lost Both Parents, Only Sibling Sues Tesla
'Autopilot' Killed My Family: College Student Who Lost Both Parents, Only Sibling Sues Tesla The son of a Bergen County couple and their teenage daughter, who died in a horrific crash on the Garden State Parkway, is suing Tesla, claiming the car's autopilot mode failed to stop the deadly collision. Max Dryerman, of Woodcliff Lake, filed the federal lawsuit Monday, June 23, in Camden, blaming Tesla's “defective” safety features for the deaths of his father David, his mother Michele, both 54, and his 17-year-old sister Brooke. The crash happened on Sept. 14, 2024, while the family was driving home from a concert, the lawsuit says. David Dryerman was behind the wheel of the 2024 Tesla…
Dad Leaves Toddler In Sizzling SUV Outside NY Walmart Amid 100-Degree Heat, Police Say Dad Leaves Toddler In Sizzling SUV Outside NY Walmart Amid 100-Degree Heat, Police Say
Dad Leaves Toddler In Sizzling SUV Outside NY Walmart Amid 100-Degree Heat, Police Say As the Northeast bakes under dangerous triple-digit heat, a Long Island father is accused of leaving his toddler son alone in a parked car while he went shopping. The incident happened outside the Walmart at Centereach Mall at around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, according to Suffolk County Police. With temperature soaring near 100 degrees, a good Samaritan spotted a 2-year-old boy sleeping alone in a parked Toyota SUV that was not running. The windows were cracked just a few inches. The bystander immediately called 911. Responding Sixth Precinct officers were able to reach through the wind…
7-Year-Old Found In Drunk Driver's Car In I-87 Traffic Stop In Orange County: Police 7-Year-Old Found In Drunk Driver's Car In I-87 Traffic Stop In Orange County: Police
7-Year-Old Found In Drunk Driver's Car In I-87 Traffic Stop In Orange County: Police A drunk driver was caught with a young child in his car on Interstate 87 in Orange County while on the way home from a family gathering, police said.  The arrest happened on Saturday, June 14 on Interstate 87 in Woodbury, New York State Police announced on Friday, June 20. A trooper on patrol found a gray 2019 Nissan Rogue pulled over near Central Valley. The driver, 54-year-old Carlos A. Mejia of Newburgh, was standing outside the vehicle, police said, also adding that an adult and a 7-year-old girl were also inside.   While speaking with Mejia, the trooper smelled alcohol …
Man Falls Asleep, Fatally Strikes Young Gifted Pianist With Car In HV: Here's His Fate Man Falls Asleep, Fatally Strikes Young Gifted Pianist With Car In HV: Here's His Fate
Man Falls Asleep, Fatally Strikes Young Gifted Pianist With Car In HV: Here's His Fate A driver who admitted to falling asleep at the wheel and causing the crash that killed a gifted 24-year-old college student and pianist in Dutchess County will spend time in jail.  Rohan Patrick, age 42, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 17, to 364 days in jail after pleading guilty in March to criminally negligent homicide in connection with the crash, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced.  The sentence follows a tragic crash that occurred on May 25, 2024, in the Village of Red Hook, when Patrick, driving a 2017 Ford Fusion, struck and killed Linh Hong Nguyen, …