Tag: Driving while intoxicated
Drunk Amazon Driver Flips Delivery Van After Smashing Utility Pole in NY: Police
A drunk Amazon delivery driver crashed his van in New York, escaping with minor injuries and criminal charges, police said.
Abel Negash, 28, was dropping off packages in Homer on Wednesday, May 20 when he drove the van into a National Grid pole on State Route 41A and careened off the road around 9:15 p.m., New York State Police said. The vehicle then rolled onto its passenger side, according to investigators.
Negash, of Syracuse, was able to exit the van before first responders arrived, police said. He was treated on the scene by ambulance personnel for a hand laceration but not hospitalize…
Fatal Hit-Run: Man Admits Hitting Woman, 73, While Drunk In Suffern, DA Says
A man has pleaded guilty in connection with a drunk-driving crash that killed a 73-year-old pedestrian near a Rockland County library over the summer, prosecutors announced.
Suffern resident Angel Mendoza-Raymundo, 30, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Jan. 7, to second-degree vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated in connection with the August 2025 incident, which happened in Suffern, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Friday, Jan. 9.
The charges stem from a Saturday afternoon crash on Aug. 16, 2025, when Mendoza-Raymundo was dr…
Man Pleads Guilty In DWI Crash That Killed 4-Year-Old, Injured 2 More In Spring Valley
A man has pleaded guilty to multiple felonies in a horrific drunk-driving crash that killed a young child and seriously injured two other pedestrians in Rockland County earlier this year, prosecutors announced.
Axel I. Lopez-Santiago, 42, of Spring Valley, pleaded guilty before Rockland County Court Judge Kevin Russo to three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, one count of second-degree manslaughter, two counts of second-degree assault, felony driving while intoxicated, and reckless driving, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II said on Monday, Nov. 24.
The …
Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Front Of Toddler In Suffolk Crash: DA
A Yaphank woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges for driving drunk and high before a crash that killed 75-year-old Esther Guy and injured her daughter in front of a toddler, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Wednesday, Oct. 1.
Crash Kills Grandmother, Injures Daughter
Melissa Koprowski, 32, admitted she was intoxicated and impaired by marijuana when she caused the deadly head-on collision on Middle Country Road in Middle Island on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at 8:39 p.m., according to prosecutors.
Koprowski was behind the wheel of a 2014 Dodge Dura…
Drunk Driver Found Sleeping In Car On I-95 In Pelham Almost Hits Cop After Waking Up: Nysp
A driver from New Jersey is accused of passing out drunk behind the wheel in an active work zone on Interstate 95 in Westchester County, NY, then nearly hitting a trooper as he tried to drive away, police said.
The incident a little before 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5, in the town of Pelham, according to New York State Police.
Troopers said they found Ramiro Efrain Tarcoguaman, 27, of New Jersey, unresponsive inside a 2013 Chevrolet stopped in the northbound center lane.
Officers broke a rear passenger window to reach him, at which point he allegedly shifted into drive, forcing a tr…
US Marshals Arrest Lakehurst DWI Driver In Deadly Crash, 2 Tried Lying To Help Him Hide: Cops
A man with a long criminal record has been charged with vehicular homicide in the death of a construction worker in Toms River — and two women are accused of lying to protect him, authorities said.
Douglas Smith, 51, is accused of hitting Allen Adams, 50, of Lumberton, while Adams was working in a construction zone on Lakewood Road around 1 a.m. on July 31, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.
Adams, who was operating machinery with flashing amber warning lights, was struck by a northbound vehicle driven by Smith, prosecutors said. He was taken to Community Medical Center in T…
DWI Driver Hits Pedestrian, Leaving Him Critically Injured On I-87: Nysp Latham
A pedestrian is in critical condition after being struck by a drunk driver in Queensbury, New York State Police announced on Saturday, Aug. 30.
The crash happened at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29, at the intersection of Aviation Road and the Exit 19 southbound off-ramp from Interstate 87 in Warren County, according to troopers.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2016 Jeep Cherokee, driven by 25-year-old Brodie C. Gerber of Lake George, exited I-87 and turned east onto Aviation Road, striking a 45-year-old man who was partially in the roadway, police said.
The pedestrian…
Drunk Driver Hits Pole, Flips Car Outside Malta Dunkin’, Police Say
A Saratoga Springs woman was arrested after allegedly driving drunk and causing a rollover crash in Malta late Monday night, Aug. 25.
The crash happened around 9:45 p.m. on state Route 67 west of Route 9, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators determined that Alyssa Joly, 25, was driving while intoxicated when she left the roadway, struck a light pole, and overturned in the westbound lane, police said. Her vehicle came to rest in front of a Dunkin’ restaurant.
Joly was also speeding and failed to stay in her lane before the crash, according to police.
She was cha…
Following Car Too Closely Gets Man Popped For DUI: Denville PD
A 21-year-old Morris Plains resident was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Denville, authorities recently announced.
At 1:03 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7, officers pulled over a vehicle on Route 53 for following a vehicle too closely, Denville Police said.
The driver of the vehicle, Fabian Carvajal Patino, was determined to be driving while intoxicated, police said.
Patino was arrested and charged with driving while under the influence, following too closely, reckless driving and careless driving, police said.
2 Guns, High Capacity Mags: 3 Arrested In One Week, Fairfield PD Say
Three people were recently arrested and charged in Fairfield on weapons related charges, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 15.
On Friday, Aug. 8 at 9:29 a.m., officers spotted a dark colored Dodge Charger exit the Ramada at 28 Two Bridges Rd. so fast, it spun its tires and left marks on the roadway, Fairfield police said.
The driver, Jahari Pearson, a 28-year-old-Georgia resident, admitted to having a Taurus 9mm handgun in the center console of the vehicle. A 12-round magazine was found in Pearson's front pocket, loaded with both hollow-point and ball ammunition, police said. Althoug…
DUI Driver Crashes Outside Rochelle Park Police HQ, 27-Year-Old Hospitalized: PD
A 40-year-old man was arrested after a DUI crash outside police headquarters in Rochelle Park that sent a 27-year-old woman to the hospital, authorities said.
The collision happened Friday, Aug. 8, at 12:51 p.m. on West Passaic Street in front of police headquarters, according to Rochelle Park Police Capt. James DePreta.
Officers arrived to find a rear-end crash involving two disabled vehicles, police said. The second driver, a 27-year-old woman, was taken to a local hospital with neck pain, according to police.
The first driver, identified as Christopher Boccio, of Butler, showed signs of…
