East Hampton High School Student Killed In DWI Crash That Injured 6 Others, Police Say East Hampton High School Student Killed In DWI Crash That Injured 6 Others, Police Say East Hampton High School Student Killed In DWI Crash That Injured 6 Others, Police Say
East Hampton High School Student Killed In DWI Crash That Injured 6 Others, Police Say A suspected DWI crash in East Hampton has left a tight-knit community in mourning after a 19-year-old high school student was killed and six others were injured. The single-car crash occurred late Sunday, June 15, on Stone Highway near Deep Six Drive. A Toyota Camry carrying eight occupants veered off the road, overturned, and struck a tree, according to East Hampton Town Police. Scarleth Urgiles, a 19-year-old passenger and student at East Hampton High School, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to investigators. An 18-year-old East Hampton woman was airlifted to Stony Brook Univer…
DWI Driver Charged After Crash Leaves Man Critical: Franklin Twp PD DWI Driver Charged After Crash Leaves Man Critical: Franklin Twp PD DWI Driver Charged After Crash Leaves Man Critical: Franklin Twp PD
DWI Driver Charged After Crash Leaves Man Critical: Franklin Twp PD A 46-year-old Monroeville resident was arrested and charged with assault by auto after a car crash in Franklin Township, Sunday afternoon, June 15, authorities said. At 12:56 p.m., officers responded to Swedesboro Road and Little Mill Road for a car crash with a person trapped, Franklin Township police said. David Hewitt was operating a 2018 Dodge Ram on Little Mill Road when he failed to stop at a stop sign at Swedesboro Road, striking a 2005 Ford F-350 driven by a 34-year-old Clayton man traveling east on Swedesboro Road. The driver of the Ford was trapped inside the vehicle and extricat…
DWI Jefferson Twp Driver Found Unconscious Slumped Over Steering Wheel: Police DWI Jefferson Twp Driver Found Unconscious Slumped Over Steering Wheel: Police DWI Jefferson Twp Driver Found Unconscious Slumped Over Steering Wheel: Police
DWI Jefferson Twp Driver Found Unconscious Slumped Over Steering Wheel: Police A 32-year-old Jefferson Township man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Saturday, June 7, in Denville, authorities said. At 4:52 p.m., Paul Rankin Jr. was found unconscious slumped over the steering wheel on Franklin Road near the Route 46 traffic light, Denville police said. Police knocked on the driver’s window to wake him up, officers said. While speaking with Rankin, officers discovered he was under the influence of narcotics, police said, and a search found him to be in possession of heroin, crack cocaine, crack smoke pipes, hypodermic needles and other drug par…
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
'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 …