0.19% BAC Driver Snaps Utility Pole In Half In Stillwater Car Crash, Police Say
A drunk driver snapped a utility pole in half after failing to navigate a curve in the Capital Region, police said.
Jordan A. Rowe, 25, of Agawam, MA, crashed on Hudson Avenue in Stillwater on Friday, Oct. 16, around 2:30 a.m., the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Rowe was driving a 2017 Ford Transit northbound when he misjudged the curve, left the road and struck the pole, investigators said.
Officers responded to the crash and measured Rowe’s BAC at 0.19%, more than twice the legal limit, according to authorities.
Rowe suffered no injuries in the wreck, and…
Norwalk Driver Speeds Away After Hitting 2 Children Crossing Intersection, Police Say
Two children were hospitalized after a driver crashed into them as they crossed a Norwalk intersection and then drove away without offering to help or calling for responders, police said.
Officers responded to Cross Street and Wilton Avenue on Tuesday, Oct. 20, after a report that a black Mini Cooper had hit the children.
Both children were taken to Norwalk Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.
Officers interviewed witnesses and reviewed surveillance footage, and they found the car soon after.
Joseph Campbell, 68, of Norwalk, later turned himself in, po…
22-Year-Old Drunk Driver Flips Car In Charlton Crash, Escapes Injuries: Cops
A 22-year-old drunk driver left the road and flipped his car in a serious accident in the Capital Region, police said.
Coleton S. Sizemore, of Amsterdam, had a BAC of 0.15% at the time of the crash just before 1 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Sizemore was driving a 2025 Toyota sedan westbound on Route 67 in Charlton when the vehicle left the road, struck an earth embankment, overturned, and came to rest on its roof, police said.
No one was injured, and no other people or vehicles were involved, investigators said.
Sizemore was hit with two DWI charges …
Pedestrian Killed In Collision At Busy Islandia Intersection, Police Say
An elderly pedestrian was struck by a car and killed on Long Island on Monday, Oct. 19, police said.
Michael McEnaney, 67, of Islandia, was crossing Veterans Memorial Highway from west to east at East Suffolk Avenue in Islandia around 6:30 p.m. Monday, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
A 28-year-old Sayville woman driving south on Veterans Memorial Highway in a 2018 Nissan crashed into McEnaney, investigators said. He was rushed to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead, cops said.
The driver was not injured in the crash, and her Nissan was impo…
Rental SUV Slams Into Hawthorne Building, Injures Occupant
A rental SUV crashed into a mixed-use building in Hawthorne on Monday morning, Oct. 19, leaving one person injured and forcing police to shut down part the road, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports.
The small Mitsubishi SUV struck the building at 20 Goffle Rd., after losing control, police said. The crash drew a large response from Hawthorne police and firefighters, along with Passaic County Sheriff's Office EMS, Loving said. One occupant of the SUV suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to Loving.
An Enterprise Rent-A-Car location is at 34 Goffle Road, near th…
