Drunk Crash Into Barbershop In Island Park Leaves Driver Critical, Police Say Drunk Crash Into Barbershop In Island Park Leaves Driver Critical, Police Say
Drunk Crash Into Barbershop In Island Park Leaves Driver Critical, Police Say A suspected drunk driver is fighting for his life after crashing into a Long Island business. Emergency crews in Island Park responded to the intersection of Austin Boulevard and Emerson Place at around 12:30 a.m. Monday, June 9, for reports of a pickup truck that drove into a business on the northwest corner. Arriving officers found a ford F-150 lodged in the glass storefront of Anthony's Trendz Barbershop, Nassau County Police said. Behind the wheel was Wilson Argueta-Pena, 38, who was unconscious and pinned in the driver’s seat. Emergency Services officers extricated him from the wreck…
DWI Driver Trapped After Crashing Into Tree: Holmdel PD DWI Driver Trapped After Crashing Into Tree: Holmdel PD
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.
20-Year-Old DWI Driver Struck Tree: Mount Olive PD 20-Year-Old DWI Driver Struck Tree: Mount Olive PD
20-Year-Old DWI Driver Struck Tree: Mount Olive PD A 20-year-old Flanders woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after she crashed into a tree on Sunday, June 1, in Mount Olive, authorities said. At 3:44 a.m., officers responded to Whispering Woods Drive after Katie Bowers' gray Toyota struck a tree, Mount Olive police said. As officers spoke with Bowers, they detected the odor of an alcohol and noted she appeared to be impaired, police said. Bowers was arrested following field sobriety testing and charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving, police said.
Drunk Driver Caught With 11-Year-Old Child In Car On Route 9 In Croton: Police Drunk Driver Caught With 11-Year-Old Child In Car On Route 9 In Croton: Police
Drunk Driver Caught With 11-Year-Old Child In Car On Route 9 In Croton: Police A 52-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he was caught driving drunk with an 11-year-old child in his vehicle during a late-night traffic stop in Westchester.  The events leading to the arrest began at around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 1, when troopers stopped a 2006 Mazda traveling northbound on Route 9 in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson for multiple traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Monday, June 2.  The driver, identified as Manuel Daquile Maurquiso, 52, of Peekskill, showed signs of intoxication and failed field sobriety tests, ac…
DWI Lyndhurst Mom With Injured 5-Year-Old In Back Seat Arrested Trying To Flee Scene: Cops DWI Lyndhurst Mom With Injured 5-Year-Old In Back Seat Arrested Trying To Flee Scene: Cops
DWI Lyndhurst Mom With Injured 5-Year-Old In Back Seat Arrested Trying To Flee Scene: Cops An intoxicated Bergen County mom is facing serious charges after crashing into three parked cars and attempting to flee the scene with her injured 5-year-old daughter in the back seat — weeks after a similar incident, police said. Paige Pearn, 35, of Lyndhurst was arrested around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, after officers were called to Lake and Jay Avenues for a report of a motor vehicle crash, according to a release from Lyndhurst Police Detective Capt. Vincent Auteri. When officers Thomas Golda and Glenn Flora arrived, they found Pearn in the driver’s seat of the suspect vehicle, trying…
Drunk Driver Caught Going Wrong Way On Route 202 In Yorktown: Had Revoked License, Cops Say Drunk Driver Caught Going Wrong Way On Route 202 In Yorktown: Had Revoked License, Cops Say
Drunk Driver Caught Going Wrong Way On Route 202 In Yorktown: Had Revoked License, Cops Say A 54-year-old man who was allegedly driving the wrong way on a busy Westchester road is facing multiple felony charges after police say he was drunk behind the wheel and had a revoked license.  Yorktown man James Constantino was arrested following an incident that began at around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, when an officer saw his vehicle going westbound in the eastbound lane of Route 202, nearly causing a head-on collision, Yorktown Police announced on Tuesday, May 27. The officer, on routine patrol near Granite Springs Road, stopped the vehicle and identified Constantino as t…
Drunk Yorktown Man Caught With 14-Year-Old Passenger In Jeep: Police Drunk Yorktown Man Caught With 14-Year-Old Passenger In Jeep: Police
Drunk Yorktown Man Caught With 14-Year-Old Passenger In Jeep: Police A 41-year-old man is facing felony charges after allegedly driving drunk with a child in his Jeep during a late-night traffic stop in Westchester, police said. The incident happened Friday night, May 23, around 10:10 p.m., when a trooper pulled over a 2003 Jeep on East Main Street in Cortlandt for alleged traffic violations, New York State Police said. The driver, identified as 41-year-old Alberto Pimentel Garcia of Yorktown Heights, showed signs of intoxication and failed field sobriety tests, according to authorities.  Further investigation revealed that a 14-year-old child was also…
Unlicensed Pompton Lakes DWI Driver Tries Switching Seats After Bloomingdale Crash: Cops Unlicensed Pompton Lakes DWI Driver Tries Switching Seats After Bloomingdale Crash: Cops
Unlicensed Pompton Lakes DWI Driver Tries Switching Seats After Bloomingdale Crash: Cops A 19-year-old Passaic County man was charged with DWI after crashing into another car and allegedly trying to switch seats with a passenger, police said. The crash happened around 2:30 a.m. near Main Street and Ryerson Avenue in Bloomingdale on Friday, May 23, just hours after the department launched its Memorial Day weekend enforcement efforts. Officers arrived to find two heavily damaged vehicles and learned that one had crossed the double yellow line before impact, police said. During the investigation, officers determined that “the occupants of the suspect vehicle had attempted to swit…
'Deeply Troubling:' DWI Rookie Cop's Rollover Crash Prompts Statement From Morristown Officials 'Deeply Troubling:' DWI Rookie Cop's Rollover Crash Prompts Statement From Morristown Officials
'Deeply Troubling:' DWI Rookie Cop's Rollover Crash Prompts Statement From Morristown Officials Morristown officials have released a statement and provided some additional details day after news broke that a newly-hired officer was recently charged with driving while intoxicated. Laura V. Starnes, 22, of Glen Gardner, was off duty when she crashed on Morris Street near Olyphant Place around 11 p.m. on Monday, May 6, officials said. According to a statement from Mayor Timothy Dougherty on Tuesday, May 20, Morristown police responded to the scene and found Starnes with minor injuries and “signs of intoxication.” She was transported to Morristown Medical Center, where she consented to a …
DWI Wayne Driver Speeding, Failed To Yield: Fairfield PD DWI Wayne Driver Speeding, Failed To Yield: Fairfield PD
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. At police…
Newly-Hired Morristown Cop Charged With DUI, Prosecutor Confirms Newly-Hired Morristown Cop Charged With DUI, Prosecutor Confirms
Newly-Hired Morristown Cop Charged With DUI, Prosecutor Confirms A freshly-hired Morristown police officer was charged with driving while intoxicated after an off-duty crash earlier this month, officials said. Laura V. Starnes, 22, of Glen Gardner, was involved in a single-vehicle collision around 11 p.m. on May 6 on Morris Street near Olyphant Place, according to Morris County Prosecutor Meghan Knab. Starnes was transported to Morristown Medical Center after the crash. She was off duty at the time, authorities said. On May 7, she was issued summonses for operating under the influence of alcohol and careless driving, Knab said. The case has been tr…
2 Drunk Drivers Caught With Kids In Car In 2 Fishkill Incidents On Same Day: Police 2 Drunk Drivers Caught With Kids In Car In 2 Fishkill Incidents On Same Day: Police
2 Drunk Drivers Caught With Kids In Car In 2 Fishkill Incidents On Same Day: Police Two drivers were arrested on felony DWI charges in separate incidents on the same day in Dutchess County after allegedly driving vehicles while drunk with children inside, police said.  Middletown Woman Accused of Drunk Driving With Three Children The first incident happened at 2:44 a.m. on Sunday, May 18, when troopers responded to a report of a possible disturbance at the Mobil Gas Station on Route 9D in Fishkill, New York State Police announced on Monday, May 19. At the scene, officers encountered 30-year-old Orange County resident Mashiya Townsend of Middletown and a male partner.…