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Ignition Interlock Device

Poughkeepsie, NY
News
Poughkeepsie Man Convicted Of Felony Driving Offenses After DUI Arrest On Route 9W Poughkeepsie Man Convicted Of Felony Driving Offenses After DUI Arrest On Route 9W
Poughkeepsie Man Convicted Of Felony Driving Offenses After DUI Arrest On Route 9W A Poughkeepsie man with a history of drunk driving convictions has been found guilty of felony charges after being caught driving without a court-ordered ignition interlock device, officials report. Mark Brown, age 56, of Poughkeepsie, was convicted of aggravated unlicensed vehicle operation and circumvention of an interlock device following a three-day jury trial in Kingston, said Ulster County District Attorney Emmanuel Nneji. A New York State trooper arrested Brown in May 2023 after being stopped for multiple traffic violations on Route 9W in Marlborough.  According to officials, t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
News
Deadly Crash: 'Serial' Drunk Driver Sentenced For Long Island Wreck That Killed 27-Year-Old Deadly Crash: 'Serial' Drunk Driver Sentenced For Long Island Wreck That Killed 27-Year-Old
Deadly Crash: 'Serial' Drunk Driver Sentenced For Long Island Wreck That Killed 27-Year-Old A 15-time felon with a history of driving drunk will spend more than a decade in prison for causing a DWI crash on Long Island that killed a 27-year-old man. Jordan Randolph, age 43, of Bellport, was sentenced to 12 1/2 to 25 1/2 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Friday, June 16. It followed his jury conviction for aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges in the death of Johnathan Flores Maldonado. According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, Randolph had been out drinking for hours on Jan. 12, 2020 when he got behind the wheel of a Cadillac ATS while “extremely intoxicated…

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by Michael Mashburn
Harrison, NY
Police & Fire
Repeat Offender: Drunk Driver Caught On I-287 In Harrison, Police Say Repeat Offender: Drunk Driver Caught On I-287 In Harrison, Police Say
Repeat Offender: Drunk Driver Caught On I-287 In Harrison, Police Say A drunk driver with previous convictions faces more charges after he was caught parked on the side of a highway in Westchester County while intoxicated, police said.  The incident happened on Sunday, Feb. 19 around 2 a.m., when state troopers in Harrison found a vehicle that was illegally parked on the shoulder of Interstate 287, according to state police.  After troopers made contact with the driver, 38-year-old Jose Flex Orozco of White Plains, they found him to be intoxicated. He was then taken to police headquarters, where his blood alcohol content was found to be 0.15%. …

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by Ben Crnic
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
GUILTY: 20-Year-Old Sussex County Woman Admits Trying To Hurt Officer During DWI Arrest GUILTY: 20-Year-Old Sussex County Woman Admits Trying To Hurt Officer During DWI Arrest
Guilty: 20-Year-Old Sussex County Woman Admits Trying To Hurt Officer During DWI Arrest A Sussex County woman admitted in court that she tried to hurt a police officer who stopped her for driving drunk, authorities said. Gabriella Colon, 20, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and driving while intoxicated, Sussex County Prosecutor Francis A. Koch said in a release on Tuesday, April 4. Colon, a resident of Vernon, admitted to driving unsafely and “purposely attempting to cause bodily injury to a Vernon Township police officer while that officer was exhibiting evidence of their authority” while under the influence on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, Koch said. Colon was ordered to serve…

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by Valerie Musson
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Attempted Break-In Report Leads To DUI, Narcotics Bust, Cash Seizure, CT State Police Say Attempted Break-In Report Leads To DUI, Narcotics Bust, Cash Seizure, CT State Police Say
Attempted Break-In Report Leads To DUI, Narcotics Bust, Cash Seizure, CT State Police Say A report of an attempted break-in in Connecticut led police to arrest a 25-year-old on charges of driving under the influence and possession of drugs. Troopers responded to a report of an individual possibly breaking into a Litchfield County home in Roxbury at about 11:45 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 27, according to Connecticut State Police. State Police were given a description of a white Chevy pickup and a male suspect leaving the scene, authorities said. Troopers located the Chevy traveling on Garnet Road and pulled it over, police said.  The driver, identified as Samuel Jones, of Bridge…

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by Nicole Valinote
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Intoxicated Long Island Woman Nabbed Driving Wrong Way, Sheriff's Office Says Intoxicated Long Island Woman Nabbed Driving Wrong Way, Sheriff's Office Says
Intoxicated Long Island Woman Nabbed Driving Wrong Way, Sheriff's Office Says A Long Island woman driving the wrong way while intoxicated on the Sunrise Highway was apprehended by authorities overnight. At approximately 11:43 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, while transporting a separate individual arrested for driving while intoxicated, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Deputies passed a driver heading westbound in the eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway in Shirley, nearly crashing into the Sheriff’s Office vehicle, said Sgt. Paul Spinella. The deputies immediately radioed for assistance and another deputy unit managed to stop the driver on Sunrise Highway near exit 58, said Sp…

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by Joe Lombardi
Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
DWI Driver Found Stopped In Lane With Hazard Lights On In Area, Authorities Say DWI Driver Found Stopped In Lane With Hazard Lights On In Area, Authorities Say
DWI Driver Found Stopped In Lane With Hazard Lights On In Area, Authorities Say A Dutchess County man was nabbed for DWI after a Putnam County Sheriff's deputy spotted his vehicle stopped in a traffic lane with its hazard lights on. Stuart. W. Young, age 32, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested around 8:30. a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, when Deputy Kevin Radovich was on patrol on Route 9, in the area of Watergrass Lane in the Town of Philipstown when he spotted a Subaru Outback stopped in the southbound lane with its hazards on, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said. Radovich pulled behind the vehicle and made contact with Young who was allegedly intoxicated and driving on a rev…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Man With Previous Conviction Charged With DUI, Driving Without Ignition Device In New Canaan Man With Previous Conviction Charged With DUI, Driving Without Ignition Device In New Canaan
Man With Previous Conviction Charged With DUI, Driving Without Ignition Device In New Canaan A Fairfield County man with a previous conviction for driving under the influence is facing new charges after being busted driving while allegedly drunk without a court-ordered interlock device in his vehicle, police said. An officer from the New Canaan Police Department on patrol at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27, stopped a driver on East Avenue for driving without a working driver’s side brake light. Police said that during the subsequent traffic stop, Stamford resident Andres Farfan, 38, showed signs of impairment. He proceeded to fail standardized field sobriety tests and …

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by Zak Failla
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Man With Driving Privileges Revoked In New York Charged With Felony DWI In Rockland Stop Man With Driving Privileges Revoked In New York Charged With Felony DWI In Rockland Stop
Man With Driving Privileges Revoked In New York Charged With Felony DWI In Rockland Stop An allegedly intoxicated driver in Rockland County is facing multiple felony charges for driving with his driving privileges revoked in New York, police said. An Orangetown Police officer on patrol on Dutch Hill Road in Orangeburg shortly before 4 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, stopped the driver of a 2006 Volkswagen for vehicle and traffic violations. During the subsequent stop, the officer said that the driver, Northvale, New Jersey resident William Lopez-Garcia, 43, appeared intoxicated.  Lopez-Garcia then refused to submit to a breathalyzer or to perform standardized field sobriety te…

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by Zak Failla
Rye, NY
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Charged With Felony DWI Had BAC More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say Westchester Man Charged With Felony DWI Had BAC More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say
Westchester Man Charged With Felony DWI Had BAC More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say A Westchester man who was charged with felony DWI had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit, according to police. New York State Police initiated a traffic stop on Boston Post Road in Port Chester after observing a violation on Sunday, Nov. 10 around 2:30 a.m. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Silvano Perez Garcia, 53, of White Plains, was found to be intoxicated, according to police. Garcia was arrested, transported and processed at SP New Rochelle, where police say his BAC was tested at .20. Garcia also has a prior DWI conviction within the last 10 years and is re…

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by Valerie Musson
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Suffolk Man Attempting To Visit Inmate Charged With Driving Without Interlock Device Suffolk Man Attempting To Visit Inmate Charged With Driving Without Interlock Device
Suffolk Man Attempting To Visit Inmate Charged With Driving Without Interlock Device A Long Island man accidentally found himself in police custody while attempting to visit an inmate at the Suffolk County Correctional Facility in Riverhead. Westhampton Beach resident Matthew Eckart, 37, sought to visit an inmate shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at the prison. According to the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, upon arrival at the facility, a computer check of DMV records determined that Eckart’s driver’s license was restricted, and he was required to drive with an Ignition Interlock Device due to a previous DWI conviction. However, Eckart’s vehicle was not equip…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Man With Suspended License Charged With Felony DWI After Traffic Stop In Westchester Man With Suspended License Charged With Felony DWI After Traffic Stop In Westchester
Man With Suspended License Charged With Felony DWI After Traffic Stop In Westchester A traffic stop in Westchester resulted in felony DWI charges for a Fairfield County man with a suspended license, according to police. New York State Police say they stopped a vehicle on I-287 in the town of Harrison for an infraction on Sunday, June 16 around 2 a.m. Further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as Luis Ramirez-Condori, 28, of Norwalk was found to be intoxicated and driving with a suspended license, according to police. Ramirez-Condori was arrested and transported to SP New Rochelle, where police say he refused to submit to a breath test. Police say Ramirez-C…

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by Valerie Musson
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Man Faces Felony DWI Charge After Crash Near Taconic Parkway Man Faces Felony DWI Charge After Crash Near Taconic Parkway
Man Faces Felony DWI Charge After Crash Near Taconic Parkway A 34-year-old area man is facing felony DWI charges after his involvement in a crash near the Taconic Parkway, police say. Putnam County Sheriff’s Department officers say they responded to a Putnam 911 dispatch that reported a one-car property damage accident on Peekskill Hollow Road in the area of the Taconic State Parkway on Saturday, June 8 around 7:45 a.m. Further investigation revealed that the driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to meander from the roadway and strike a tree head-on, police say. The driver, identified as Jaime Ramon, of Peekskill, was determined to be …

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by Valerie Musson
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Driver Shows Fake ID To Westchester Cops After Blowing Through Stop Sign, Police Say Driver Shows Fake ID To Westchester Cops After Blowing Through Stop Sign, Police Say
Driver Shows Fake ID To Westchester Cops After Blowing Through Stop Sign, Police Say A man driving without a court-mandated interlock device for a previous DWI offense tried to pull a fast one on Westchester County Police officers with a fake ID after being stopped for blowing through a stop sign. Officers stopped Bedford Hills resident Byron Monroy-Martinez, 31, shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16 after he failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Parkview Place and Route 133 in Mount Kisco. Police said that during the stop, the man produced a Maryland driver’s license, which was ultimately deemed to be fraudulent. Additionally, officers said that the v…

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by Zak Failla
Somers, NY
Police & Fire
Man Faces Felony DWI Charge After Crash In Northern Westchester Man Faces Felony DWI Charge After Crash In Northern Westchester
Man Faces Felony DWI Charge After Crash In Northern Westchester A 37-year-old man faces a felony DWI charge following a crash in which he was allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road without a court-ordered ignition interlock device in Northern Westchester, police said. Carlos Venegas of Brewster was arrested after Pound Ridge Police received a report of a motor vehicle accident at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday on Autumn Ridge Road in Pound Ridge, said Chief David Ryan.  Upon arrival, police observed a vehicle about 70 feet down an embankment in the area of the Clarke Preserve. Police found Venegas at the scene. An investigation revealed that Venegas drove …

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by Kathy Reakes
Rye, NY
News
Rye Woman Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed Manhattanville Student Rye Woman Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed Manhattanville Student
Rye Woman Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed Manhattanville Student The family of a 21-year-old Manhattanville College student scolded the drunk driver who struck and killed their son in court at her sentencing on Wednesday. Rye resident Emma Fox, 26, was sentenced for her role as the driver in a fatal crash that took the life of Fishkill resident Robby Schartner, who graduated from Brookfield High School and formerly lived in Putnam County, in Garrison. According to the deal Fox made last year, she will be sentenced to six months in jail and more than four years of probation after she pleaded guilty to second-degree vehicular manslaughter and driving while…

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by Zak Failla
Mt. Kisco, NY
Police & Fire
Traffic Stop Leads To Charges For Mount Kisco Man With DWI Conviction Traffic Stop Leads To Charges For Mount Kisco Man With DWI Conviction
Traffic Stop Leads To Charges For Mount Kisco Man With DWI Conviction A traffic stop in Mount Kisco led to multiple charges for a 35-year-old man who was driving an illegal vehicle without an interlock device for a previous driving while intoxicated charge. Gregory Avenue resident Henry Aguilar was stopped for a vehicle and traffic violation on East Main Street at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3. During the stop, it was determined that he was driving without a valid license and was operating the vehicle without an ignition interlock device, which was required due to the previous DWI conviction. Police arrested Aguilar at the scene and charged hi…

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by Zak Failla