Tag: Driving Under the Influence
Spotsy Driver Doing Donuts Leads Deputies On Chase Before Crashing Into Ditch: Sheriff
A driver doing donuts on a Northern Virginia roadway wound up behind bars after a hit-and-run, a police pursuit, a crash into a ditch, and one last unsuccessful attempt to escape on foot, authorities said.
Stephon Wilkins-Booker, 36, of Spotsylvania, was arrested following the incident, which began around 9:40 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, when deputies from the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office were called to the area of Patriot Highway and Orchard Ridge Drive.
According to the sheriff's office, callers reported that two Dodge Chargers were driving recklessly and performing donuts in the roa…
Naugatuck Woman Was Drunk Before Head-On Crash That Left Driver Seriously Hurt: Police
A Connecticut woman faces several charges after police said she drove drunk, crossed into oncoming traffic, and caused a violent head-on crash that left another driver with severe injury.
Chayna Wallace, 39, of Naugatuck, was arrested Friday, Oct. 30, in connection with the Oct. 4 crash on Prospect Street in Naugatuck, police announced Monday, Nov. 2.
Investigators said Wallace was intoxicated when she crossed the double yellow lines and struck another vehicle head-on.
The impact left the other driver, 38, with a severe ankle injury that police described as critical. Emergency crews took t…
Drunken Halloween Car Crash In Amagansett Lands LI Woman In Cuffs: Police
A Long Island woman drunkenly crashed her car in the early morning hours of Halloween, police said.
Andrea Veronica Romero Duchi, 36, of East Hampton, was driving her 2015 Nissan through Amagansett around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, the East Hampton Town Police Department said.
Romero Duchi was traveling on Town Lane, about 500 feet west of Windmill Lane, when she was involved in a one-car crash, according to a police report. No other people were in the vehicle.
Cops responded to the scene and smelled alcohol on Romero Duchi’s breath, then observed her unsteady on her feet and with bloods…
New Details Emerge In DUI Rollover Crash That Left Passenger Critical In Bogota: Cops
A 71-year-old Bergen County driver admitted drinking alcohol before crashing into a parked car, overturning his vehicle, and leaving his passenger critically injured, according to court documents.
Yun S. Kang, of Cliffside Park, was driving a 2018 Kia on Queen Anne Road near Maple Street in Bogota on Friday, Oct. 30, when he struck a parked vehicle, causing his Kia to overturn, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Bogota Police Detective G. Hondros.
The crash happened around 8:33 p.m., when responding officers found a male passenger trapped inside the overturned Kia with ser…
Drunk Man, 27, Caught With 1-Year-Old In Car In Southeast, Police Say
A Northern Westchester man is facing a felony charge after police said he was caught driving drunk with a 1-year-old child in his vehicle in Putnam County.
Kayden C. Billingsley, 27, of North Salem, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 27, after troopers pulled him over on Danbury Road in Southeast for traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
During the stop, troopers noticed signs that Billingsley was intoxicated and had him perform field sobriety tests, according to State Police. Troopers also discovered that a 1-year-old child was riding in the vehicle.&n…
Hicksville Driver Hit 100 MPH, Had 0.21% BAC Before Killing Beloved Dad, Jury Finds
A drunk Long Island driver who hit 100 mph moments before killing a father of 10 has been convicted on all counts, authorities said.
Miguel Nolasco, 44, was to blame for a fiery crash in Hicksville that trapped and killed 30-year-old Jannai Allen in September 2024, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
Nolasco, of Hicksville, pounded 12 beers before getting behind the wheel on Sept. 21, 2024, and his BAC was measured at 0.21% more than an hour after the crash, according to investigators.
Just after 11 p.m. on the night of the wreck, Nolasco was driving a 2005 Honda Odysse…
West Springfield Man's Sentence In I-91 Crash That Killed 3 Falls Short Of DA’s Request
A Massachusetts man who admitted to driving drunk in an Interstate 91 crash that killed three workers will spend 15 to 17 years in state prison, authorities said.
Bilal Griffith, 30, of West Springfield, pleaded guilty Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the fatal March 28, 2025, crash that killed Ryan Almeida, Raul Bohorquez, and Igor Costa, the Hampden District Attorney’s Office said.
Prosecutors had requested a sentence of 45 to 51 years, three times longer than what he received.
The three men were working for Premier Fence when Griffith sped into their work zone in a Jeep Cherokee and str…
Drunk Driver Going 50 MPH Above Speed Limit Found Guilty In Fatal New Haven Crash: State
A jury convicted a Connecticut man of manslaughter after prosecutors said he drove drunk and reached 86 mph moments before a crash that killed a West Haven man, prosecutors said.
A jury found Joseph Duarte, 54, guilty on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, of second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle, misconduct with a motor vehicle, and driving under the influence, according to New Haven Judicial District State’s Attorney John P. Doyle, Jr.
The March 11, 2022, crash killed Christian Sanchez-Martinez at the intersection of Middletown Avenue and Flint Street in New Haven around 1 a.m.
Du…
Reckless DUI Driver Arrested After Crash: Denville PD
A 25-year-old Morristown man was arrested and hit with numerous vehicle charges following a car crash in Denville, authorities said.
At 9:22 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, officers responded to Mount Pleasant Turnpike for a single-vehicle crash, Denville police said. The driver, Karlos Mesa exhibited signs of impairment and he was arrested following field sobriety testing, police said.
He is charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving, careless driving, failure to report an accident and numerous other infractions, authorities said.
Drunk Driver Who Killed Upmc Nurse In Lancaster Co. Crash Sentenced After Victim Struck By Cars
A Pennsylvania man who drove drunk, crashed into a tractor-trailer, and sent a 33-year-old UPMC nurse flying into oncoming traffic, where she was struck by multiple vehicles, has been sentenced to state prison, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Apar Shirishkumar Patel, 38, of Danville, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 13, by Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker after pleading guilty in July to killing Karra Kate Clevenger, of Middletown, in a September 2024 crash on Route 283 in East Hempfield Township, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.
Patel was sentenc…
Family, Prosecutor Give Different Accounts Of Woman's Final Moments On Route 17
A GoFundMe has been set for the family of a Bronx woman who was killed on Route 17.
Krisiann Reyes Rivera was a passenger in a 2015 Buick involved in a collision with a 2024 Acura towing a U-Haul trailer on Route 17 south near Westfield Garden State Plaza around 5:09 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Following the initial crash, Rivera got out of the Buick, approached the Acura and struck one of its windows, Musella said.
The Acura's driver, Estuardo G. Rodriguez, 31, of Tarrytown, NY, then accelerated, striking Rivera and knocking her to the ground bef…
Hamptons Driver Slams Into Pole At 7:15 A.M., Faces Felony DWI Charge: Cops
A Long Island driver slammed into a utility pole and was arrested for driving drunk, police said.
Karen Ham, 59, of Sag Harbor, was traveling on Mitchell Lane near Snake Hollow Road in Bridgehampton around 7:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Ham was then involved in a one-car crash with a pole on the side of the road, cops said. Officers arrived to investigate the incident and determined Ham was drunk, and she was arrested at the scene, police said.
Cops took Ham to police headquarters, where she was charged with felony DWI and held for arraignment Monda…
Drunk Driver Killed Man In Route 21 Crash Near NJ School: Prosecutor
A 26-year-old Essex County man was drunk when he caused a crash that killed another driver on Route 21 in Passaic, authorities said.
Danny Serrano, of Orange, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 13, and charged with second-degree death by auto and first-degree death by auto within 1,000 feet of a school, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis Guzman said.
The crash happened around 4:15 a.m. Monday, July 6, on Route 21 southbound near the Dayton Avenue exit, authorities said. Investigators said Serrano was driving a white Toyota Camry when he struck a gray Toyo…
Drunk Riverside Driver Arrested At Crash Scene After Slamming Into Retaining Wall, Cops Say
A drunk driver on Long Island plowed into a retaining wall and was arrested at the scene, police said.
Gerber G. Xuya, 31, of Riverhead, was traveling northbound on Pegs Lane in Riverside just before 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Xuya’s vehicle left the roadway and collided with a retaining wall in front of a house on the residential street, police said. As cops were investigating the crash and interviewing Xuya, they determined he was drunk and placed him under arrest, authorities said.
Officers took Xuya to Southampton police headquarters for proces…
Freeport Mom Drove Drunk With 10-Year-Old Daughter In Car: Police
A New York mother was arrested for allegedly driving drunk with her 10-year-old daughter in the car during a late-night traffic stop, police announced on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Zaneta Lachapelle, 43, of Freeport, Long Island, was arrested at approximately 10:10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
Officers stopped a 2015 Nissan near the intersection of North Grove Street and Lena Avenue in Freeport for a vehicle and traffic law violation, police said.
Lachapelle was behind the wheel, and her 10-year-old daughter was a passenger, investigators said.
During …
Intoxicated Torrington Driver Crashes Into New Hartford Pole, Police K9 Tracks Him Down: Police
A Connecticut man accused of driving drunk crashed into a utility pole in New Hartford and walked into the woods, where a police K-9 found him, state police said.
David Allan Peck, 53, of Torrington, faces four charges stemming from the crash around 3:59 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5, on Whitbeck Road near Knollwood Drive in New Hartford, Connecticut State Police said.
Troopers found a blue Hyundai Elantra that had snapped a utility pole at its base, police said. Inside the car, they spotted several empty containers that appeared to be for alcoholic drinks.
A witness called dispatch while t…
