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Blood-alcohol content

Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Swerving Long Island Expressway Motorist Accused Of Going 105 MPH Charged With DWI Swerving Long Island Expressway Motorist Accused Of Going 105 MPH Charged With DWI
Swerving Long Island Expressway Motorist Accused Of Going 105 MPH Charged With DWI A motorist accused of riding at nearly twice the speed limit on the Long Island Expressway was allegedly driving while intoxicated. On Friday, Dec. 22, Suffolk County Sheriff's Office deputies working the DWI Enforcement Team observed Oscar Flores-Fuentes, age 28, swerving over the roadway lines near Exit 57 in Islandia while traveling at approximately 105 MPH in a 55-mile-per-hour zone.  He demonstrated clues while performing standardized field sobriety tests indicating he was intoxicated, the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office added.  Flores-Fuentes was arrested and transported to…

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by Joe Lombardi
Yorktown
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Drunk Driver Nabbed After Crashing In Yorktown: Police 18-Year-Old Drunk Driver Nabbed After Crashing In Yorktown: Police
18-Year-Old Drunk Driver Nabbed After Crashing In Yorktown: Police An 18-year-old woman has been hit with drunk driving charges after crashing her car while intoxicated in Northern Westchester, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an early morning incident on Sunday, July 2 just before 6 a.m., when police in Yorktown responded to Granite Springs Road, where there had been a reported car crash.  According to Yorktown Police, officers who arrived at the scene of the crash saw four people standing next to a vehicle that had been heavily damaged.  After identifying the driver as an 18-year-old woman from Peekskill, an investigation found that …

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by Ben Crnic
Nassau
News
Drunk Driver Sentenced For Deadly Jericho Hit-Run Crash Drunk Driver Sentenced For Deadly Jericho Hit-Run Crash
Drunk Driver Sentenced For Deadly Jericho Hit-Run Crash A Long Island man will spend up to a decade behind bars for a March 2022 drunk driving incident, which killed a father of four. Jordan Solomon, aged 32, of Jericho, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 6 to up to 15 years in prison for charges related to a drunk-driving hit-and-run crash where he was found to have a blood alcohol level three times that of the legal limit, according to the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office. Earlier Report: Suspect Driving While Intoxicated Nabbed For Fatal Hit-Run Jericho Crash, Police Say On the night of March 15, 2022, Solomon was out celebrating …

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by Sophie Grieser
Saratoga
Police & Fire
Hadley Man Nabbed For DWI Twice In Same Day, Police Say Hadley Man Nabbed For DWI Twice In Same Day, Police Say
Hadley Man Nabbed For DWI Twice In Same Day, Police Say A man from the Capital Region was arrested not once, but twice in the same day for allegedly driving while intoxicated, authorities said. State Police in Saratoga County were called at around 9:15 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, with reports of a pickup truck off the roadway in Corinth, on Wilton Mountain Road. When they arrived, troopers found 37-year-old Jeffrey Nadeau, of Hadley, sitting in the driver’s seat of the truck, which had struck a utility pole, police said. He was arrested for suspected DWI and taken to a State Police facility in Wilton, where police said testing revealed a blood alco…

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by Michael Mashburn
Saratoga
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Striking Stopped Car, Fleeing In Wilton, Police Say Drunk Driver Nabbed After Striking Stopped Car, Fleeing In Wilton, Police Say
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Striking Stopped Car, Fleeing In Wilton, Police Say A Capital Region man is facing charges after allegedly driving drunk and hitting a stopped vehicle before fleeing the scene, authorities said. State police in Saratoga County were called at around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, with reports of a two-car crash in Corinth on Stark Road. Investigators determined that a vehicle with two people inside was stopped on the shoulder when 52-year-old Matthew Kingsley, of Corinth, struck the car head on and then fled the scene, police said. There were no reports of injuries in the crash. Troopers located Kingsley and his vehicle a short time later, a…

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by Michael Mashburn
The Berkshires
Police & Fire
Man Drove Nearly Five Times Over Legal Limit During Morning Commute, Mass State Police Say Man Drove Nearly Five Times Over Legal Limit During Morning Commute, Mass State Police Say
Man Drove Nearly Five Times Over Legal Limit During Morning Commute, Mass State Police Say A 41-year-old man was busted driving on the Massachusetts Turnpike with a blood alcohol content nearly five times the legal limit, State Police said. State troopers in Middlesex County were called at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 25 to assist with a motor vehicle stop after an erratic driver of a Chevy Cruze was stopped on Route 90 in Framingham. Police said that during the stop, it was determined that the driver, Worcester County resident Ryan Carey, of the Town of Douglas, was allegedly intoxicated, showing signs that included speech, bloodshot eyes, and the smell of alcohol …

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
Putnam
Police & Fire
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…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Northern Westchester 27-Year-Old Accused Of Driving Drunk With BAC Three Times Limit Northern Westchester 27-Year-Old Accused Of Driving Drunk With BAC Three Times Limit
Northern Westchester 27-Year-Old Accused Of Driving Drunk With BAC Three Times Limit A man driving with a blood alcohol content more than three times the legal limit was arrested during a traffic stop in the Hudson Valley, State Police announced. Troopers on patrol on I-287 at 10:40 p.m. on Saturday, May 30 stopped a driver in Harrison after he committed a vehicle and traffic violation in front of them on the interstate. During the subsequent stop, police said that troopers determined the driver, Millwood resident Tyler Ferguson, age 27, was found to be intoxicated, and he was taken into custody without incident. At New York State Police Headquarters in Tarrytown, Ferguson…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
Police & Fire
Long Island Motorist Driving 88 MPH Charged With Aggravated DWI, Fleeing Deputy, Sheriff Says Long Island Motorist Driving 88 MPH Charged With Aggravated DWI, Fleeing Deputy, Sheriff Says
Long Island Motorist Driving 88 MPH Charged With Aggravated DWI, Fleeing Deputy, Sheriff Says A man driving with a blood alcohol concentration nearly triple the legal limit allegedly attempted to avoid a Sheriff's deputy while allegedly driving drunk while speeding on the Long Island Expressway. A Suffolk County Sheriff’s deputy on patrol on the LIE in Brookhaven at approximately 8:50 p.m. on Saturday, Feb 15 attempted to stop Mastic resident Walter Healy when he was clocked driving 88 mph in a posted 55 mph zone. According to the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, Healy, 49, drove in a reckless manner, followed other vehicles too closely, failed to maintain his lane of travel, and fa…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
Police & Fire
Long Island Motorist Who Drifted Between Lanes Charged With Aggravated DWI, Sheriff Says Long Island Motorist Who Drifted Between Lanes Charged With Aggravated DWI, Sheriff Says
Long Island Motorist Who Drifted Between Lanes Charged With Aggravated DWI, Sheriff Says A swerving Long Island driver was allegedly driving with a blood alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit when he was stopped on Sunrise Highway, the Sheriff’s Office announced. Stony Brook resident Anthony Amato, 38, was stopped by a Suffolk County Sheriff’s deputy shortly before 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25 when he was spotted drifting between lanes on the highway in Islip. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Amato was observed failing to maintain the lane he was driving in by drifting from the center lane into the right lane four times without using the proper signal. When he was…

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by Zak Failla
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights
Police & Fire
Hasbrouck Heights PD: Drunk Saddle Brook Driver Crashes Vintage Corvette, Registers 2X Limit Hasbrouck Heights PD: Drunk Saddle Brook Driver Crashes Vintage Corvette, Registers 2X Limit
Hasbrouck Heights PD: Drunk Saddle Brook Driver Crashes Vintage Corvette, Registers 2X Limit A Saddle Brook driver who crashed his 35-year-old Corvette in front of Hasbrouck Heights police registered more than twice the legal limit for alcohol on a breath test, authorities said. The officers were driving behind 66-year-old Thomas Kerrigan around 2 a.m. Sunday when he lost control of the 1984 Chevy, which hopped the curb and slammed into a pedestrian crossing signal at Boulevard and Baldwin Avenue, Lt. Michael Colaneri Jr. said. Kerrigan, who wasn’t seriously injured, tried to get out but was ordered to stay in the car and turn off the ignition, Colaneri said. After failing a field…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Armonk
Police & Fire
Driver On Probation Busted For Fourth DWI During Stop In Westchester Driver On Probation Busted For Fourth DWI During Stop In Westchester
Driver On Probation Busted For Fourth DWI During Stop In Westchester A Westchester County man on probation with three previous DWI convictions is facing a host of charges after being busted allegedly drinking and driving without a license in Scarsdale. An officer on patrol at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Weaver Street on Monday, Feb. 4 was alerted by a License Plate Reader that a 2013 Chevy Traverse that drove by had a “suspended or revoked” registration. It was determined that the car’s registration had been suspended due to an insurance lapse in October last year. During the subsequent traffic stop, the officer spoke to the driver, New Rochelle resident Dav…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Busted By State Police With .21 Percent BAC, Police Say Westchester Man Busted By State Police With .21 Percent BAC, Police Say
Westchester Man Busted By State Police With .21 Percent BAC, Police Say A man driving drunk with a blood-alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit was arrested for his second DWI in Westchester, police said. New York State Police troopers stopped a vehicle on I-287 in Greenburgh shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, when the driver, Elmsford resident Alexander Ramos committed several vehicle and traffic violations. During the subsequent stop, troopers said that Ramos, was found to be intoxicated and he was arrested. At the New York State Police barracks in Tarrytown, a breathalyzer determined that Ramos’ blood alcohol content was .21 percent. Ramos was also …

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by Zak Failla
Armonk
Police & Fire
Motorist Busted For DWI After Stopping, Starting Car Repeatedly In Westchester, Police Say Motorist Busted For DWI After Stopping, Starting Car Repeatedly In Westchester, Police Say
Motorist Busted For DWI After Stopping, Starting Car Repeatedly In Westchester, Police Say A motorist was taken into police custody over the weekend after being busted driving with a blood alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit during a traffic stop, police said. An officer from the Scarsdale Police Department conducting traffic enforcement on Post Road shortly after 8 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5 stopped Bronx resident Ruben Alvarado Mendoza, 27, when he was spotted driving slowly and randomly accelerating in the roadway. When Alvarado Mendoza drove over a curb attempting to make a right-hand turn on Fenimore Road, the officer conducted the traffic stop. While speaking with A…

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by Zak Failla
Ramapo
Police & Fire
Erratic Driving Stop Leads To Third Leandra's Law Arrest In Rockland In One-Week Span Erratic Driving Stop Leads To Third Leandra's Law Arrest In Rockland In One-Week Span
Erratic Driving Stop Leads To Third Leandra's Law Arrest In Rockland In One-Week Span A Rockland County woman is facing a felony DWI after being busted driving with a blood alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit with her child in the car late on Tuesday night. A Ramapo police officer on patrol on Tuesday, Nov. 27 conducted a traffic stop on a local woman when she was spotted driving erratically through town. During the stop, police said that it was determined that the woman was driving with a blood alcohol content more than two and a half times the legal limit with her 3-year-old daughter in the back seat. The 32-year-old woman - whose name has not been released by po…

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by Zak Failla
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow
Police & Fire
Westchester Driver Busted With BAC Double The Legal Limit, Police Say Westchester Driver Busted With BAC Double The Legal Limit, Police Say
Westchester Driver Busted With BAC Double The Legal Limit, Police Say A 38-year-old man from Westchester was busted by police in Scarsdale driving with a blood alcohol content more than double the legal limit over the weekend. An officer from the Scarsdale Police Department conducting a DWI, seat belt and vehicle safety checkpoint on the Heathcote Bypass at Secor Road stopped Mamaroneck Avenue resident Carlos Alvarez shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Sunday morning. When speaking with him at the checkpoint, the officer said that Alvarez had alcohol on his breath, and his eyes were bloodshot and glassy. There were also several empty beer cans in his trunk. Alvarez …

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by Zak Failla
Armonk
Police & Fire
Man Busted For Aggravated DWI After Wrong-Way Parking At Westchester HS Man Busted For Aggravated DWI After Wrong-Way Parking At Westchester HS
Man Busted For Aggravated DWI After Wrong-Way Parking At Westchester HS A 56-year-old driver who told police that he “only had a few glasses of wine” in White Plains was busted driving erratically with a blood alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit before coming to a stop at Scarsdale High School. Officers were called to Post Road near Burgess Road at approximately 10:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 28. Upon arrival at the scene, police said that the units called found a 1998 Nissan parked in the middle of the driveway at the high school, facing the wrong direction. Prior to stopping at the high school, officers said that the Nissan was spotted driving erratical…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk
Police & Fire
Foreign National Busted Driving With BAC Nearly Double Legal Limit In Westchester Foreign National Busted Driving With BAC Nearly Double Legal Limit In Westchester
Foreign National Busted Driving With BAC Nearly Double Legal Limit In Westchester A foreign national who was unable to stay in her lane on a normally busy Westchester roadway was busted driving with a blood alcohol content nearly double the legal limit during an early morning stop in Westchester. An officer conducting DWI patrol on Post Road in Scarsdale.at approximately 4:30 a.m. on Sunday morning spotted a 2016 Honda CRV speeding through the village before making a right hand turn onto Fenimore Road. Once she was on Fenimore Road, she was spotted repeatedly crossing over the double yellow line, prompting a traffic stop. The officer said while speaking with the driver, …

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by Zak Failla
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow
Police & Fire
Swerving, Speeding Motorist Busted For DWI In Westchester, Police Say Swerving, Speeding Motorist Busted For DWI In Westchester, Police Say
Swerving, Speeding Motorist Busted For DWI In Westchester, Police Say A Westchester County motorist was busted with a blood alcohol content nearly double the legal limit after being spotting speeding and repeatedly swerving over pavement markings in Scarsdale during an early morning drive. An officer conducting traffic enforcement at approximately 4 a.m. on Friday morning on Weaver Street stopped New Rochelle resident Emannuel Gonzalez, 25, after he was caught speeding and swerving. Police said that Gonzalez told the officer that he had just dropped a friend off in White Plains. The officer stated that Gonzalez had alcohol on his breath and “glassy, bloodsho…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield
Police & Fire
Woman 23, Charged In Route 15 Crash That Killed Fairfield County Resident Woman 23, Charged In Route 15 Crash That Killed Fairfield County Resident
Woman 23, Charged In Route 15 Crash That Killed Fairfield County Resident A 23-year-old woman who had a blood alcohol content at twice the legal limit has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a man during a crash on Route 15. Taylor Madison Stanford of Milford was arrested Friday by Connecticut State Police in connection with May 27, 2017, crash that took the life of Michael Zawadski, 45, of Stratford, said Trooper Kelly Grant.  The crash happened on the southbound Wilbur Cross Parkway in the town of Orange when both Stanford and Zawadski’s vehicles were traveling southbound near Exit 57. According to state police, Stanford’s Volkswagen Jetta was trave…

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by Kathy Reakes
Armonk
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Busted Driving With BAC More Than Double Legal Limit Westchester Man Busted Driving With BAC More Than Double Legal Limit
Westchester Man Busted Driving With BAC More Than Double Legal Limit A 21-year-old man from Westchester is facing charges after being busted driving with a blood alcohol content more than double the legal limit over the weekend. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department on patrol on Mamaroneck Road stopped White Plains resident Darwin Maldonado Jerez after he made a series of vehicle and traffic violations at approximately 1:45 a.m. on Saturday morning. During the subsequent stop, officers reported that they detected a strong odor of alcohol on Jerez’s breath and said that his eyes were glassy and bloodshot, prompting further investigation. Jerez advised…

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by Zak Failla
Scarsdale
Police & Fire
Driver With No Headlights Busted For DWI In Scarsdale, Police Say Driver With No Headlights Busted For DWI In Scarsdale, Police Say
Driver With No Headlights Busted For DWI In Scarsdale, Police Say Police on patrol in Scarsdale busted a man driving with no headlights and a blood alcohol content nearly double the legal limit during a late-night traffic stop in the heart of the village. Shortly before 5 a.m. on Sunday morning, an officer driving on Post Road spotted a Bronx resident Gerardo Robles, 35, operating his Toyota with no headlights on before making a righthand turn onto Fenimore Road and narrowly avoiding crashing into a street sign, prompting the traffic stop. During the stop, the officer reported that Robles had the smell of alcohol on his breath and admitted to drinking fou…

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by Zak Failla