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DWI Driver Tells Cops He Had 3 To 4 Shots At Wedding Before Sparta Crash: Cops
A Newark man was charged with DWI after crashing his car into a wooded area in Sparta, police said.
Ciro Antecio-Martinez, 28, was driving a black Acura Integra south on West Mountain Road when it veered across the street, broke through a wooden road barrier, and came to rest down a steep embankment, according to Sparta Township Police.
The crash happened around 11:26 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, near 505 West Mountain Road.
Officers Christopher Favaro, Michael Poon, Brian Gallagher, and Kyle Stoll responded and found the car badly damaged among trees and brush. Antecio-Martinez, the only pe…
Driver Found Passed Out Behind Wheel After Driving Wrong Way In Putnam Valley Guilty Of DWI: DA
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 …
Repeat Offender Almost Hits Patrol Car, Gets DWI Charge In Rye: 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…
Clifton DWI Stop Uncovers Stolen Gun, Crack, Heroin In BMW, Cops Say
A late-night traffic stop in Clifton uncovered a stolen gun, crack cocaine, heroin, and more, authorities said.
Officer Benjamin Bressel was patrolling near Highland Avenue and Van Winkle Avenue when he spotted a 2016 two-door BMW committing several traffic violations around 3:09 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, according to Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson.
Officer Bressel pulled the vehicle over. Officers Fabricio Martinez, Eddie Maldonado, and Stephen Aggi arrived to assist.
Police said the driver, Joshua Rodriguez, 39, of Newark, showed signs of intoxication. Passengers Jason Ballard, 42, of…
Repeat DWI Driver Flips Car, Wrecks 4 Parked Vehicles On Route 9W In Clarkstown: Cops
A 35-year-old Rockland County man was arrested for felony DWI after a wild crash wrecked multiple parked vehicles and left his car flipped in the road, police said.
The crash happened earlier this week on South Route 9W near house number 922 in Congers, police said in a release issued Saturday, June 21.
When officers arrived, they found five damaged vehicles, including a red Toyota Camry that had reportedly veered into the opposite lane, corrected, and then slammed into four parked cars before flipping and landing upright in the roadway.
The driver, identified as Stephen Kutcher, of Conger…
DWI Driver Possessed Billy Club: Denville PD
A 62-year-old Morristown man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Tuesday, June 10, authorities said.
At 8:16 p.m., officers responded to a report of a drunk driver, locating him on Route 46 near Franklin Road, Denville police said. Ronald Roccasecca, the driver, was under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and was found to be in possession of a billy club, police said.
Roccasecca was arrested and charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, driving while intoxicated, driving vehicle without an interlock device, reckless driving and other traffic offenses.
Former Nypd Officer Charged In Fatal DWI Crash In Cornwall: AG
A former NYPD officer is facing a felony manslaughter charge in connection with a fatal crash on Interstate 87 in Orange County that left a motorcyclist dead, officials said.
Kevin Richmond, age 43, of Highland Mills in Orange County, was arraigned Tuesday, June 17, in Newburgh City Court on a charge of second-degree vehicular manslaughter in connection with the July 2023 crash, which happened in Cornwall, the New York Attorney General’s Office announced on Tuesday.
The charges stem from a deadly crash that happened just after midnight on Thursday, July 27, 2023. Prosecutors say…
DWI Jefferson Twp Driver Found Unconscious Slumped Over Steering Wheel: Police
A 32-year-old Jefferson Township man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Saturday, June 7, in Denville, authorities said.
At 4:52 p.m., Paul Rankin Jr. was found unconscious slumped over the steering wheel on Franklin Road near the Route 46 traffic light, Denville police said.
Police knocked on the driver’s window to wake him up, officers said. While speaking with Rankin, officers discovered he was under the influence of narcotics, police said, and a search found him to be in possession of heroin, crack cocaine, crack smoke pipes, hypodermic needles and other drug par…
DWI Driver Trapped After Crashing Into Tree: Holmdel PD
A 56-year-old Holmdel man had to be extricated from his vehicle after he crashed into a tree while driving drunk on Tuesday, June 3, authorities said.
At 4:25 p.m., a 2021 Jeep, operated by George Vellios, was traveling southbound on Holmdel Road when it crossed into the northbound lane, left the roadway and struck a tree, Holmdel police said.
Vellios was removed from the vehicle by the Holmdel Fire Department and was transported to a nearby hospital, police said.
Vellios was charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving, among other traffic offenses, police said.
DWI Wayne Driver Speeding, Failed To Yield: Fairfield PD
A 23-year-old Wayne resident was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Fairfield early morning, Sunday, May 18, authorities said.
At 12:34 a.m., officers observed a white Honda Civic exit the Route 80 West ramp onto Lane Road at a high rate of speed and then failed to yield prior to entering Two Bridges Road from Lane Road, Fairfield police said.
During a motor vehicle stop, the driver, Kyle Quiroga, exhibited signs and symptoms of someone under the influence, police said. Quiroga refused to comply with standard field sobriety tests and was arrested, police said.
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