Man Driving Drunk With Kids In SUV Stopped On I-87 In Greenburgh: Police Man Driving Drunk With Kids In SUV Stopped On I-87 In Greenburgh: Police
Man Driving Drunk With Kids In SUV Stopped On I-87 In Greenburgh: Police A Pennsylvania man was arrested for driving drunk with two children in his car on a Hudson Valley, NY highway, police said.   The arrest happened in Westchester County around 11:22 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, when troopers on patrol pulled over a 2022 Toyota Highlander that was failing to stay in its lane while traveling northbound on Interstate 87 in Greenburgh, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, June 24.  The driver, identified as Santiago Ramirez Canela, age 46, of Forty Fort, Pennsylvania, showed signs of impairment during the traffic stop and failed several field s…
Road Trip Ends With NY Woman Bloodied, Charged In DUI, Felony Hit-And-Run: Stafford Sheriff Road Trip Ends With NY Woman Bloodied, Charged In DUI, Felony Hit-And-Run: Stafford Sheriff
Road Trip Ends With NY Woman Bloodied, Charged In DUI, Felony Hit-And-Run: Stafford Sheriff A 67-year-old New York woman’s so-called girls' trip went completely off the rails in Virginia—ending with a passenger in the road, a felony hit-and-run, and a stop at jail instead of a hotel, authorities said. Bluff Point resident Lori Amberg was arrested on Friday, June 20, in Stafford County, after allegedly driving drunk, assaulting her passenger, and hitting that same woman with her SUV after she tried to get out, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called around 4:20 p.m. to a disturbance on Richmond Highway.  The 911 caller reported that the driver …
Drunk Wrong-Way Vernon Driver Busted On I-84 In Tolland After Multiple People Call 911: Police Drunk Wrong-Way Vernon Driver Busted On I-84 In Tolland After Multiple People Call 911: Police
Drunk Wrong-Way Vernon Driver Busted On I-84 In Tolland After Multiple People Call 911: Police A Connecticut man is facing multiple charges after state police say he was driving the wrong way on I-84 near the Willington rest area early Sunday morning, June 22. David Alvarado, 29, of Vernon, was arrested around 4:17 a.m. after multiple people called 911 about a car driving in the wrong direction on the interstate near the Tolland town line, Connecticut State Police said.  Responding officers found the vehicle stopped in the center median near Exit 69 in Tolland. The car was facing the wrong direction, according to police.  Police say Alvarado showed signs of impairment. “Tr…
Driver High On Drugs Crashes In Wilton, Police Say Driver High On Drugs Crashes In Wilton, Police Say
Driver High On Drugs Crashes In Wilton, Police Say A 34-year-old man is facing felony charges after driving under the influence of drugs and crashing into another vehicle in Saratoga County, police said. Joseph Gilligan, of Greenfield, was arrested around 1 p.m. Thursday, June 19, after Saratoga County sheriff’s deputies responded to a complaint on Route 9 in the town of Wilton. A preliminary investigation found that Gilligan rear-ended another car on Route 9, deputies said. No injuries were reported in the crash. Investigators determined that Gilligan was impaired by drugs at the time of the crash and was operating the vehicle despite hav…
Teen Admits Being High During Rollover Crash That Killed Girl, 15, In Waterford Teen Admits Being High During Rollover Crash That Killed Girl, 15, In Waterford
Teen Admits Being High During Rollover Crash That Killed Girl, 15, In Waterford A New York teen admitted he was high on marijuana and speeding when he flipped his car, killing a 15-year-old girl and seriously injuring her brother. Everett Hatlee, 18, of Troy, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in Saratoga County Court on Friday, June 13, in the death of 15-year-old Kiera Ebert. Hatlee admitted he was traveling at an “incredibly high rate of speed” on the evening of June 29, 2024, while impaired by cannabis when he lost control of his vehicle on Fonda Road in Waterford, according to the district attorney’s office. His Dodge Charger left the road, became a…
DUI Plymouth Driver Leaves Passenger Seriously Injured In Crash: Police DUI Plymouth Driver Leaves Passenger Seriously Injured In Crash: Police
DUI Plymouth Driver Leaves Passenger Seriously Injured In Crash: Police A 30-year-old driver was arrested after an early morning crash that left one of his passengers seriously injured, police in Connecticut said. Ronald Makszin was heading north on Lake Avenue when he “failed to negotiate a curve" around 1:45 a.m. near Middle Street in Bristol, Bristol Police Lieutenant P. Krajewski said.  The Plymouth resident's vehicle continued straight into the Terry Commons parking lot, then entered a wooded area and struck a building hidden by heavy vegetation, Krajewski said. Makszin was able to get out of the car on his own, but two passengers were…
Routine Norwalk Traffic Stop Lands Intoxicated Driver With Gun In Jail: Police Routine Norwalk Traffic Stop Lands Intoxicated Driver With Gun In Jail: Police
Routine Norwalk Traffic Stop Lands Intoxicated Driver With Gun In Jail: Police A routine traffic stop ended with a man facing serious charges after police caught him driving under the influence while carrying a loaded gun, officials said.  Kirk Thomas, 29, of Bridgeport, is facing multiple charges following his arrest on Thursday morning, June 12, in Norwalk, authorities said.  A Norwalk police officer spotted Thomas' Tesla blow through a red light at the intersection of East and Hendricks Avenue without stopping during morning rush-hour traffic. The car turned on I-95, and the officer followed suit.  After pulling him over, Thomas was found to be smok…
DNA Matches 13-Year-Old Drugged, Assaulted In Broad Daylight To Columbia Man: DA DNA Matches 13-Year-Old Drugged, Assaulted In Broad Daylight To Columbia Man: DA
DNA Matches 13-Year-Old Drugged, Assaulted In Broad Daylight To Columbia Man: DA A Columbia man has been sentenced to 10 to 20 years in state prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl he gave marijuana, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, June 12. Robert Jeffrey Fink Jr., 44, pleaded guilty on Sunday, June 9 to: Statutory sexual assault. Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person less than 16. Unlawful contact with a minor. Aggravated indecent assault of a person less than 16. Sexual assault. Two counts of corruption of minors. Indecent assault of a person less than 16. The incident occurred on S…
Drunk Driving Crash Kills Lancaster County Woman Landing PA Man Prison Time Drunk Driving Crash Kills Lancaster County Woman Landing PA Man Prison Time
Drunk Driving Crash Kills Lancaster County Woman Landing PA Man Prison Time A Lancaster County man has been sentenced to state prison for a drunk driving crash that killed an 87-year-old woman, District Attorney Heather Adams announced on Tuesday, June 3. Jason R. Sauder, 44, of Rapho Township, pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle, homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, two counts of driving under the influence, and two summary traffic offenses, according to court records. The deadly two-vehicle crash happened at the intersection of West 28th Division Highway (SR 322) and Pumping Station Road in Elizabeth Township around 11:04 a.m. on Friday, March…
DUI Mom Crashes With Child In Car, Tries To Flee Scene In Camp Hill: Police DUI Mom Crashes With Child In Car, Tries To Flee Scene In Camp Hill: Police
DUI Mom Crashes With Child In Car, Tries To Flee Scene In Camp Hill: Police A woman with a suspended license and a child in her car crashed while drunk and high in Lower Allen Township, police announced in a release on Monday, June 2. Ashley Elaine Barker, 34, was behind the wheel of a red 2011 Honda Fit when she crashed at the intersection of Lisburn Road and Slate Hill Road around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, according to Lower Allen Township Police. Officers say she had been tailgating, driving aggressively, and cut off another car before hitting a curb, flying into the grass, and striking a tree stump. When police arrived, Barker and a child were sitting outsi…
High Driver, 22, Admits Killing Mom In Crash Before Fleeing In Stolen Cop Car In Massapequa High Driver, 22, Admits Killing Mom In Crash Before Fleeing In Stolen Cop Car In Massapequa
High Driver, 22, Admits Killing Mom In Crash Before Fleeing In Stolen Cop Car In Massapequa A 22-year-old woman formally confessed to driving while high on marijuana and causing a high-speed crash that killed a wife and mother. Rachel Lodice, formerly of Jericho, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and a half dozen other charges in Nassau County Court on Monday, June 2, in the 2024 death of Cynthia Mitchell. Lodice admitted to barreling south on Hicksville Road in Massapequa for more than six miles—running red lights, speeding into oncoming traffic, and even driving over medians—before slamming into another car at the intersection of Sunrise Highway on the evening of April 23, 2024. …
DUI Driver Crashes Into Ditch With Hennessy, Babies, And A Bad Excuse In Stafford: Sheriff DUI Driver Crashes Into Ditch With Hennessy, Babies, And A Bad Excuse In Stafford: Sheriff
DUI Driver Crashes Into Ditch With Hennessy, Babies, And A Bad Excuse In Stafford: Sheriff She didn’t know how she ended up in the ditch — but deputies say the bottle of Hennessy in her car may have had something to do with it. A Stafford County woman is behind bars after crashing her Chevy into a ditch with two young children in the backseat while allegedly drunk, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Monday, May 26, deputies responded to Forest Lane Road for a report of a single-vehicle crash, where there was a Chevy found in a ditch with two infants in the back. No injures were reported. The driver, identified as 43-year-old Oluwakemi …