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Driver's License Suspension

Patchogue-Medford, NY
News
Driver On Suspended License Admits Fleeing After Medford Crash That Killed Passenger Driver On Suspended License Admits Fleeing After Medford Crash That Killed Passenger
Driver On Suspended License Admits Fleeing After Medford Crash That Killed Passenger A 28-year-old man who was driving on a suspended license formally confessed to fleeing a Long Island car crash that killed his passenger. Dolores Mancia-Landaverde, of Medford, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Nov. 12, in the death of 44-year-old Hedilberto Nava-Perez, of Medford. According to investigators, Mancia-Landaverde was driving a BMW sedan southbound on Horseblock Road with two passengers when he turned in front of a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Express Drive North shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday, Jun…

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by Michael Mashburn
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Victim Chases Suspect From Northern Westchester Until Cops Arrive, Police Say Hit-Run Victim Chases Suspect From Northern Westchester Until Cops Arrive, Police Say
Hit-Run Victim Chases Suspect From Northern Westchester Until Cops Arrive, Police Say A Northern Westchester man who tried driving away after rear-ending a car was instead arrested after the victim refused to let him escape and gave chase, police said.  The incident happened in Putnam County on Sunday, April 2 around 4:30 p.m., when two vehicles were involved in a rear-end accident in Carmel at the intersection of Route 6 and Croton Falls Road and one of the vehicles tried to leave the scene, according to Carmel Police.  The second vehicle then began to chase the escaping car for around two miles until Carmel Police officers were able to catch up to them on Colonia…

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by Ben Crnic
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
Police & Fire
H2oi Rally Driver From PA Indicted In Crash That Killed 2, Injured 2 H2oi Rally Driver From PA Indicted In Crash That Killed 2, Injured 2
H2oi Rally Driver From PA Indicted In Crash That Killed 2, Injured 2 A Pennsylvania driver accused of killing two people during the unsanctioned H2oi car rally in Wildwood last fall has been indicted on 18 counts including vehicular homicide, NJ Advance Media reports. Gerald J. White, 37, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Delaware was allegedly fleeing another crash when he hit a Honda Civic and two pedestrians on Sept. 24, prosecutors have said. On Tuesday, Dec. 20, a grand jury sitting in Cape May County indicted White on charges of first-degree vehicular homicide, first-degree aggravated manslaughter, knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident…

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by Jon Craig
Monroe, NY
Police & Fire
SUV Crashes Into Local Firehouse In Hudson Valley SUV Crashes Into Local Firehouse In Hudson Valley
SUV Crashes Into Local Firehouse In Hudson Valley Police in the Hudson Valley are investigating after a woman drove an SUV into the front of a firehouse.  The incident took place in Orange County around 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, in the village of Chester on Main Street near Route 94. The woman, whose license was suspended, was transported to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, the village of Chester Police said. Police said the woman "seemed confused," but there was no alcohol or drug use suspected.  No firefighters were in the firehouse at the time of the incident, police said. The crash is under i…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lancaster, PA
Obituaries
Paperwork Confusion Means 25 PA Drunk Drivers Should Have Lost Licenses Before Fatal Crash: DA Paperwork Confusion Means 25 PA Drunk Drivers Should Have Lost Licenses Before Fatal Crash: DA
Paperwork Confusion Means 25 PA Drunk Drivers Should Have Lost Licenses Before Fatal Crash: DA A 30-year man with a history of drunk driving was supposed to have his license revoked before a deadly crash in central Pennsylvania, and the investigation into the crash revealed 24 other times court documents were not properly filed and drivers licenses were not revoked, authorities say. Derek James Sensenig, 30, of Akron, was speeding and weaving in and out of traffic in his 2020 Lincoln Aviator SUV when he crossed the double yellow line and caused a two-crash in the 3900 block of Oregon Pike on Friday, September 2 at 11:37 a.m., according to West Earl Township police.  Sensenig hit a 2…

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by Jillian Pikora
Pelham, NY
News
Lane Closure Scheduled On Hutchinson River Parkway In Westchester County Lane Closure Scheduled On Hutchinson River Parkway In Westchester County
Lane Closure Scheduled On Hutchinson River Parkway In Westchester County Lane closures have been scheduled on the Hutchinson River Parkway for several days to allow contracting crews to continue construction activities along the roadway in Westchester. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) announced that motorists can expect single-lane closures in both directions between Exit 8 (Cross County Parkway) in New Rochelle and Exit 6 (East Lincoln Ave) in Mount Vernon/Pelham. Closures are scheduled to begin at 11 p.m. on Friday, June 3, and last through approximately 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 4. According to the NYSDOT, the closures are r…

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by Zak Failla
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
Birthday Bender Comes To Screeching Halt For PA Driver Busted With Fentanyl, Cocaine: Police Birthday Bender Comes To Screeching Halt For PA Driver Busted With Fentanyl, Cocaine: Police
Birthday Bender Comes To Screeching Halt For PA Driver Busted With Fentanyl, Cocaine: Police A Pennsylvania man's birthday celebration came to a screeching halt during a traffic stop where police busted him with hard drugs, authorities said. Keith Andrew Livingston, of York Haven -- who turned 35 on New Year’s Day -- was stopped in the 700 Block of State Street of Lemoyne on Jan. 2 around 2:30 p.m., according to a release by West Shore Regional police. He was found in possession of fentanyl, cocaine, and “drug paraphernalia for the consumption of these items,” the release says. He was charged with the following according to court dockets: M Possession of Controlled Sub…

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by Jillian Pikora
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Man Deliberately Drives Through Detour Barricade In Area, Injures Two Road Workers, Police Say Man Deliberately Drives Through Detour Barricade In Area, Injures Two Road Workers, Police Say
Man Deliberately Drives Through Detour Barricade In Area, Injures Two Road Workers, Police Say A man with 11 license suspensions has been arrested for allegedly deliberately driving his vehicle through a barricaded road that was being repaired, injuring two workers in the area.  Police arrested Sullivan County resident Jamiller Drayton, age 38, of Monticello on Thursday, June 10, following the incident. Around 7:40 a.m., Thursday, Drayton was driving a 2009 Dodge Avenger on West Broadway in the Village of Monticello, when he approached a road closure at the intersection of Hillside Avenue, said Monticello PD Lt. Mark Johnstone. Village of Monticello Public Works DPW s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Cherry Hill, NJ
News
Camden Driver Surrenders In I-295 Crash That Killed Philadelphia Man, State Police Say Camden Driver Surrenders In I-295 Crash That Killed Philadelphia Man, State Police Say
Camden Driver Surrenders In I-295 Crash That Killed Philadelphia Man, State Police Say A 26-year-old Camden man surrendered to New Jersey State Police Monday on accusations he struck and killed a 27-year-old Philadelphia man on Interstate 295 last week, authorities confirmed. Alfredo Vergara Jr. is accused of hitting Shariff Harrison, who was walking along the northbound side of 295 in West Deptford around around 4 a.m. May 19, NJSP Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. Vergara -- whose driver's license was suspended -- apparently called police later that day and identified himself as the driver, NJ.com reports.  He apparently waited five days before he surrender to troopers Monday at …

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
News
364 Days In Jail For Paterson Hit-Run Driver Who Severely Injured Female Pedestrian 364 Days In Jail For Paterson Hit-Run Driver Who Severely Injured Female Pedestrian
364 Days In Jail For Paterson Hit-Run Driver Who Severely Injured Female Pedestrian A 28-year-old Paterson man was sentenced to a plea-bargained 364 days in prison for fleeing a crash that seriously injured a city woman. Joshua Dumeng, 28, doesn’t have to begin serving his sentence at the Passaic County Jail until May 7, under a deal with Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes’s office. He’ll be on probation for five years after his release and will have his driver’s license suspended for two years under the terms of the deal. Dumeng was driving a 2004 Acura TL when he struck the 62-year-old victim on Mill Street last Dec. 9, Valdes said. He sped off, leaving the s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Paterson Driver Gets 6 Years In Prison After DWI Crash Killed Central Jersey Man, 80 Paterson Driver Gets 6 Years In Prison After DWI Crash Killed Central Jersey Man, 80
Paterson Driver Gets 6 Years In Prison After DWI Crash Killed Central Jersey Man, 80 A Passaic County woman has been sentenced to six years in state prison for causing the death of an 80-year-old driver from Central Jersey nearly two years ago, authorities said. Elizabeth Gomez, 44, of Paterson, was sentenced on Wednesday by Superior Court Judge Colleen M. Flynn. In her Dec. 23, 2019, plea agreement with Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Keith Abrams, Gomez admitted to vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated, causing the death of Wen-Fu Lin, 80, of East Brunswick, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a statement. Gomez must complete 85% of …

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by Jon Craig
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Driver With 14 License Suspensions Arrested In Suffolk County, Sheriff Says Driver With 14 License Suspensions Arrested In Suffolk County, Sheriff Says
Driver With 14 License Suspensions Arrested In Suffolk County, Sheriff Says A man was taken into police custody on Long Island after he was busted during a traffic stop for having 14 suspensions on his driver’s license, authorities announced. A Suffolk County Sheriff’s deputy stopped Lake Ronkonkoma resident Stephen Pilotte, 40, shortly after 11 a.m. on North Ocean Avenue in Medford when he committed a vehicle and traffic violation. According to the Sheriff’s Office, during the subsequent stop, a DMV computer check determined that Pilotte’s driver’s license was suspended 14 times, the last for failure to answer a summons in Nassau County. Pilotte was arrested and …

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by Zak Failla
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Carmel Man Faces Felony Charge After Operating Vehicle With 27 Separate Suspensions Carmel Man Faces Felony Charge After Operating Vehicle With 27 Separate Suspensions
Carmel Man Faces Felony Charge After Operating Vehicle With 27 Separate Suspensions A man with more than two dozen suspensions on his driver’s license is facing a felony charge after being stopped for a traffic infraction in Putnam County, the Sheriff’s Office announced. Members of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit on patrol on Fair Street in Carmel on Thursday, Jan. 9, stopped a motorist near George Fischer Middle School. During the traffic stop, the investigation by Sheriff’s deputies found that the driver, Carmel resident Souvann Deiondre Williams, 26, had a suspended driver’s license that was related to 27 separate suspensions. Accordi…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
News
NY May End Suspending Driver's Licenses Over Traffic Tickets NY May End Suspending Driver's Licenses Over Traffic Tickets
NY May End Suspending Driver's Licenses Over Traffic Tickets Currently in New York, driver's licenses are automatically suspended if you forget to show up for an appearance in traffic court. And two-thirds of all license suspensions are due to unpaid tickets or failing to appear in court.  That would change under proposed state legislation.  A recent study by the Driven By Justice Coalition, a group of nonprofit criminal and economic justice advocates, found that most suspensions involve drivers who are minorities or poor. The suspension can become an otherwise avoidable entry into the criminal justice system, the coalition argues. Titled …

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by Jon Craig
Peekskill, NY
Police & Fire
Peekskill Woman Caught Driving With Active License Suspensions In Philipstown, Sheriff Says Peekskill Woman Caught Driving With Active License Suspensions In Philipstown, Sheriff Says
Peekskill Woman Caught Driving With Active License Suspensions In Philipstown, Sheriff Says A Peekskill woman is facing charges after she was caught driving with active license suspensions in Philipstown, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department. Putnam County Sheriff Robert Langley Jr. says that a Deputy observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation on State Route 9 in the Town of Philipstown on Tuesday, April 9 around 2 p.m. The deputy initiated a traffic stop, and further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as 51-year-old Marlo Pavone of Peekskill, allegedly had a suspended New York State Driver’s License with seven active suspensions on three separate…

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by Valerie Musson
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Police: BMW Driver Who Failed To Pay Child Support Busted For Suspended License, Registration Police: BMW Driver Who Failed To Pay Child Support Busted For Suspended License, Registration
Police: BMW Driver Who Failed To Pay Child Support Busted For Suspended License, Registration A man who had his driver’s license suspended for failing to pay child support was arrested in Scarsdale over the weekend when officers ran the license plates of his BMW and found the registration was suspended. A Scarsdale police officer on patrol on Fox Meadow Road shortly after 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12 found a 2018 BMW idling in the driveway of a local home. When the officer ran the registration of the vehicle, it was determined that it had been suspended for failure to pay five parking tickets within 12 months, and the registered owner had a warrant out for his arrest in Scarsdale. Th…

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by Zak Failla
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Police: Shoplifting Suspect Caught After Fleeing Scene In Rockland Had 23 License Suspensions Police: Shoplifting Suspect Caught After Fleeing Scene In Rockland Had 23 License Suspensions
Police: Shoplifting Suspect Caught After Fleeing Scene In Rockland Had 23 License Suspensions A 54-year-old man was arrested by Ramapo Police for shoplifting from an area store. The incident took place on Sunday when an unidentified man from the Bronx allegedly shoplifted electronic devices from a local store, said the Ramapo Police. After the theft, the man fled the scene but was stopped minutes later and arrested by Ramapo Police.  During an investigation, police found that the man's driver's license had been revoked with 23 suspensions.

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by Kathy Reakes
Harrison, NY
Police & Fire
Motorist Busted Driving With 10 License Suspensions In Westchester Motorist Busted Driving With 10 License Suspensions In Westchester
Motorist Busted Driving With 10 License Suspensions In Westchester An early morning traffic stop in Scarsdale led to new charges for a motorist driving with nearly a dozen suspensions on his driver’s license throughout Westchester. While conducting traffic enforcement on Post Road, near the intersection of Huntington Avenue, an officer spotted a red Honda CRV going 52 mph in the posted 30 mph zone. During the subsequent traffic stop near the intersection of Post Road and Oxford Road, it was determined that the driver, Bronx resident Aramis Guzman, 30, had his license suspended 10 times for various offenses. Guzman’s license was first suspended three times…

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by Zak Failla