Highway Stranding Leads To DWI, Animal Abuse Charges For Capital Region Duo
What began as a disabled vehicle call on a highway in the region ended with two people in handcuffs, one accused of drugged driving and the other of animal abuse.
Troopers in Saratoga County responded to I-87 in Wilton shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday, May 12, for a broken-down car.
New York State Police said the driver, 34-year-old Jennifer Hagadorn, of Gansevoort, and a passenger, 42-year-old Guy Chadwick, of Queensbury, got into an argument when Hagadorn walked away from the vehicle.
As she did so, Chadwick allegedly released a dog they had been traveling with and the animal was struck by …
Long Island Man Drives Drunk With 3 Children In Backseat, Crashes Into Tree: Police
A Long Island man was arrested after he allegedly drove drunk with an adult passenger and three kids in the back, crashing into a tree, police said.
The crash happened just after 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1 in Garden City.
According to Nassau County Police, 41-year-old Ruben Gonzalez of Westbury was driving north on Cherry Valley Avenue while he was drunk.
He had a front passenger, a 37-year-old woman, and his three children in the back, ages 4, 9, and 11.
Police said that near the intersection of 10th Street, Gonzalez’s 2023 Cadillac Escalade went off the road and crashed into a t…
Levittown Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child In Car
A Long Island woman has been accused of driving drunk with a young child in the car.
According to Nassau County Police, while on patrol in Levittown, an officer observed a black 2013 Kia Forte commit multiple vehicle traffic Infractions and conducted a stop on Ranch Lane near the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike on Friday, Oct. 27 at 9:20 p.m.
The investigation revealed the driver, Michelle Stanchfield, age 49, of 40 Levittown, with slurred speech, watery eyes, an odor of alcohol emanating from her breath and to be unsteady on her feet, resulting in positive results on the Standardiz…
Baby, 7-Year-Old Injured When Drunk Mom Crashes SUV On Long Island, Police Say
Two children, including a 7-month-old baby, are recovering from injuries sustained when their drunk mother crashed her SUV on Long Island, police said.
The incident happened at around 9:20 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, in Shirley, on the Sunrise Highway Service Road near Maple Avenue, according to Suffolk County Police.
Investigators said Kimberly Diaz, age 27, of West Babylon, was driving a GMC Yukon eastbound on the service road when she lost control and crashed into a utility pole. No other vehicles were involved.
When Suffolk County Police Highway Patrol officers arrived, they determined tha…
