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Drinking and driving

Drunk Driver Bangs On Stranger's Door Before Stafford Arrest: Sheriff Drunk Driver Bangs On Stranger's Door Before Stafford Arrest: Sheriff
Drunk Driver Bangs On Stranger's Door Before Stafford Arrest: Sheriff A 25-year-old drunk driver was arrested after banging on a stranger's door late at night in Stafford, police said. Jennifer Ramirez Torres had consumed brandy before she went up to a Red Maple Court home and began banging on the door making demands at 11:30 p.m. Sunday night, Dec. 17, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. "This perplexed the caller considering he had no idea who the individual was," Decatur said. When Deputy Jett arrived, he saw Torres sitting near the home in an extremely intoxicated state. While she admitted to driving to this location, she could not say why and no…
Passenger Seriously Injured, Motorcyclist Jailed After DWI Crash At Bergen Park: Prosecutor Passenger Seriously Injured, Motorcyclist Jailed After DWI Crash At Bergen Park: Prosecutor
Passenger Seriously Injured, Motorcyclist Jailed After DWI Crash At Bergen Park: Prosecutor A salesman at a Rockland County auto dealership was jailed after authorities said he crashed his motorcycle at a Bergen County Park – seriously injuring his female passenger – while under the influence of alcohol. Alex Cruz, 33, of Suffern, NY, lost control of the motorcycle at the Forest Avenue entrance to Van Saun Park in Paramus shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Both he and his female passenger were ejected, the prosecutor said. She was taken to Hackensack University Hospital with serious bodily injuries, Musella said. Cruz was arrested …
Father Of Five Bails On Family After DUI Crash Into Police Cruiser In Arnold: Officials Father Of Five Bails On Family After DUI Crash Into Police Cruiser In Arnold: Officials
Father Of Five Bails On Family After DUI Crash Into Police Cruiser In Arnold: Officials A morning out with the family took a turn for the worst on Monday for a Maryland man when a father of five was arrested for allegedly drinking and driving into a cop car in Anne Arundel County, police say. At approximately 11 a.m. on Monday, June 19, an officer was driving in a police car with a county employee when it was struck by another driver in the area of College Parkway and Peninsula Farm Road in Arnold, leaving the cruiser disabled. The driver, later identified as Oxon Hill resident Hector Portillo, 35, proceeded into a nearby neighborhood and stopped to flee on foot, leaving his w…
I'll Be Back: DUI Driver Says Stafford Sheriff Would 'Feel His Anger' Following Arrest I'll Be Back: DUI Driver Says Stafford Sheriff Would 'Feel His Anger' Following Arrest
I'll Be Back: DUI Driver Says Stafford Sheriff Would 'Feel His Anger' Following Arrest A man “making a scene” inside a Stafford County 7-Eleven threatened ill will on members of the sheriff’s office after being arrested for allegedly drinking and driving before destroying police property, officials said. Mendelssohn Davis, Jr., 28, of Woodbridge, put out quite a show for store employees at 7-Eleven on Richmond Highway over the weekend before causing mayhem for members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s, leading to a host of charges for the man. Deputies were called to 7-Eleven shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20 to the store, where there was a man - later identified as …
Vineland Driver Admits Drinking, Going 90 MPH Crash That Killed Family Of 3: Report Vineland Driver Admits Drinking, Going 90 MPH Crash That Killed Family Of 3: Report
Vineland Driver Admits Drinking, Going 90 MPH Crash That Killed Family Of 3: Report A Vineland man has pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in a crash that killed three members of another family, NJ Advance Media reports. Modesto Pino, 37, admitted he had been drinking and driving at speeds exceeding 90 mph when he slammed into an SUV driven by Iban Garcia-Ruiz, of Bridgeton, on Nov. 1, 2020, the outlet said. Garcia-Ruiz and his wife, Elisa Perez-Hernandez, 32, were pronounced dead at the crash scene. Their two children were hospitalized and one of them, 1-year-old Ivan, later died. Last September, Pino was indicted by a grand jury on 15 counts in connectio…
CT Woman Charged With Negligent Homicide After Striking 3-Year-Old Son With Minivan, Police Say CT Woman Charged With Negligent Homicide After Striking 3-Year-Old Son With Minivan, Police Say
CT Woman Charged With Negligent Homicide After Striking 3-Year-Old Son With Minivan, Police Say A Connecticut woman is facing a negligent homicide with a motor vehicle charge after police said she fatally struck her 3-year-old son with a minivan last year. Jessica Raymond, age 34, from the Tolland County town of Willington, was arrested at about 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 4, according to Connecticut State Police. According to the arrest warrant, at about 5 p.m. on May 3, 2020, a state trooper was waved down by a man screaming for help. The trooper pulled into the driveway, located on Tolland Turnpike, and the man allegedly said his son was hit by a vehicle his wife was driving and ne…
Northern Westchester Man Arraigned For Fatal Wrong-Way Drunk Driving Crash Northern Westchester Man Arraigned For Fatal Wrong-Way Drunk Driving Crash
Northern Westchester Man Arraigned For Fatal Wrong-Way Drunk Driving Crash A Northern Westchester man is facing a host of charges for allegedly drinking, driving, and killing a woman in a head-on crash, the District Attorney announced. Yorktown resident Mark Cope was arraigned on Monday, Aug. 23 for a wrong-way, head-on collision he caused while allegedly intoxicated in December 2020 that resulted in the death of an Ossining mother. Original story - ID Released For Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Northern Westchester Crash Specifically, Cope, age 41, was charged with: Three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide; Manslaughter; Aggravated vehicular homicide; V…
Man Found Slumped Over Wheel On Fairfield County Roadway Charged With DUI, Police Say Man Found Slumped Over Wheel On Fairfield County Roadway Charged With DUI, Police Say
Man Found Slumped Over Wheel On Fairfield County Roadway Charged With DUI, Police Say A Fairfield County man found slumped over the steering wheel in his car with the transmission in drive is facing charges for alleged drinking and driving, police said. Police officers on patrol were tipped off by a passer-by shortly before 6 a.m. on Monday, June 21, of a man who was asleep at the wheel in Darien on Noroton Avenue near the intersection of Post Road. Officers were able to locate the driver, who was found asleep in the driver’s seat with the vehicle in drive, police said. The officers placed the transmission in park and were able to stir the driver, Norwalk resident Christian…
Nassau County Woman Sentenced For Fatal DWI Crash That Killed 65-Year-Old Man Nassau County Woman Sentenced For Fatal DWI Crash That Killed 65-Year-Old Man
Nassau County Woman Sentenced For Fatal DWI Crash That Killed 65-Year-Old Man A Long Island woman may spend the better part of a decade behind bars after being sentenced for drinking and driving after a crash killing a 65-year-old man last year. Nassau County resident Julie Debrosse, 31, of Elmont, has been sentenced to a term of seven to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to manslaughter, assault, and driving while intoxicated. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said that at approximately 3:10 a.m. on Feb. 17 last year, Debrosse was driving north on Meacham Avenue in Elmont when she struck a 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier in the driver’…
Man At Large After 115 MPH DWI Wrong-Way Southeast Chase Man At Large After 115 MPH DWI Wrong-Way Southeast Chase
Man At Large After 115 MPH DWI Wrong-Way Southeast Chase State Police are on the lookout for a 22-year-old man who is wanted on a series of charges after allegedly drinking and driving more than 110 mph while attempting to evade police on I-84 in Putnam County late last year. An alert was issued this week for Waterbury, Conn. resident Jose Rosado, who was busted by troopers last October driving 115 mph in the wrong direction on the interstate during a late-night joyride. Troopers attempted to stop Rosado, but said that he sped away when he saw the police lights and sirens, taking the troopers on a chase that ended on Old Mine Road. When Rosado e…