Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Suffern Man Sentenced For DWI Crash That Nearly Killed Victim
A Suffern man convicted last year of vehicular assault and DWI after leaving the scene of a crash that left a man seriously injured has been sentenced to five years in prison, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe. Jonathan Elwell, 36, was found guilty by a jury in September 2017 of felony assault, two counts of felony vehicular assault, and one count of leaving the scene of an accident. The crash happened when Elwell, who was driving a 2011 Mercedes-Benz westbound on Route 202 in Montebello, collided head-on with the victim’s 2001 Cadillac. Immediately following…
Armonk, NY
News
Driver In Wrong Way Westchester Crash Charged With Assault
The 35-year-old man who injured a family of six after slamming his SUV into their car driving the wrong way on the Bronx River Parkway last week has been arraigned as he continues to recover from his own injuries sustained in the crash. Manhattan resident Diego Caceres was charged with assault at his bedside arraignment at Westchester Medical Center on Tuesday morning. He was later remanded to the Westchester County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail. Caceres is also facing felony charges that include vehicular assault and first-degree reckless endangerment. He was also charged with driving whil…
