Drunk Driver From Nyack Caught After After BMW Chase On I-87 In Orangetown: Police
A 34-year-old man is facing multiple charges after allegedly fleeing police on Interstate 87 in Rockland County and being found drunk behind the wheel, authorities said.
The incident unfolded around 6:10 p.m. on Monday, April 28, when troopers tried to stop a BMW traveling northbound near Exit 10 in the Town of Orangetown, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, April 29.
The driver, later identified as Alexis J. Santiago, 34, of Nyack, did not stop and led troopers on a pursuit. The chase ended in heavy traffic, which gave troopers the chance to stop the vehicle and engage with both Sa…
DWI Arrests Pile Up In Fair Lawn After BMW Crash, Slumped Driver, Hit-Run: Cops
Three people were charged with driving while intoxicated in Fair Lawn in recent weeks, police said.
On Friday, March 27, around 1:37 a.m., Patrol Officer Matthew Hearon responded to a crash on Route 208 North at Berdan Avenue. There, he arrested Kenneth R. Gibbs, 48, of Glen Rock after a roadside sobriety test, police said.
According to Fair Lawn police, Gibbs had been operating a 2023 BMW and struck the rear of a 2013 Volkswagen being driven by a 35-year-old man from Sacramento, CA. The driver complained of pain but refused medical attention.
Gibbs was charged with reckless driving, DWI, …
Suspended DWI Elmwood Park Driver Busted In Mount Olive: Cops
A 32-year-old Elmwood Park was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Budd Lake on Monday, April 21, after officers observed him driving erratically, authorities said.
At 3:31 p.m., officers observed a gray Ford Focus traveling west on Route 46 fail to maintain its lane of travel, Mount Olive police said. As officers spoke to the driver, Krzystof Janasik, they detected the odor of alcohol and believed him to be impaired, police said.
Following field sobriety testing, Janasik was transported to police headquarters where he was charged with DWI, reckless driving and driving w…
Man Drove Drunk With 3 Kids In Car, Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit In Wappinger: Nysp
A 42-year-old man was arrested after allegedly driving drunk with three children in his vehicle in Dutchess County and registering a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit, police said.
The incident happened on Friday, April 18, when a trooper pulled over a 2016 Acura on Old Post Road in Wappinger for multiple traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, April 22.
Police said the driver, Jordan T. White, 42, of Poughkeepsie, showed signs of intoxication and failed field sobriety tests. Troopers then discovered that three children, ages 1, 8, …
Fatal Crash: Victim ID'd After Drunk Teen Bentley Driver Causes Massapequa Wreck, Cops Say
Authorities identified a man killed in a suspected drunk driving crash on Sunrise Highway that left a second victim seriously injured.
Willie Singleton, 48, of Bay Shore, died after being struck by an impaired 19-year-old Bentley driver in Massapequa on Saturday night, April 19, Nassau County Police said.
Brian August, 19, of Medford, was driving a 2023 white Bentley SUV with a 30-year-old passenger when he tried to turn right from the left turning lane at Unqua Road and crossed all lanes of Sunrise Highway traffic just after 9 p.m., police said.
As he cut across the road, his Bentley slam…
Driver High On Weed, Cocaine Was Speeding Before Rockville Centre Crash Killing Passenger: DA
A Long Island man was high on drugs and alcohol, and speeding, moments before causing a car crash that killed his 23-year-old passenger, prosecutors said.
Samuel Gutierrez-Orozco, 25, of Far Rockway, was indicted for manslaughter and related charges in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, April 16, in the death of Larry Orozco-Torrez.
The deadly crash happened just after 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 17, 2023, in Rockville Centre. Gutierrez-Orozco was driving southbound on Peninsula Boulevard at a high rate of speed when he veered across the grassy median, entered the northbound lanes, and slammed into …
DWI Driver Drove Recklessly: Mt Olive PD
A 40-year-old Budd Lake man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on the afternoon of Thursday, April 10, authorities said.
At 12:21 p.m., officers observed a GMC pickup truck traveling west on Route 46 fail to maintain its lane, Mount Olive police said. The driver, Drew Monarque, was pulled over and officers detected an odor of alcohol on his beverage, police said.
Following field sobriety testing, Monarque was placed under arrest, police said.
He was charged with DWI, reckless driving, failure to maintain lane and failure to possess an insurance card, police said.
