Tag: Driving Under the Influence
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…
Drunk Man Caught Parked On I-684 Shoulder With 14-Year-Old In Car In North Salem: Nysp
A man faces a felony charge after police said they found him intoxicated with a 14-year-old child inside a vehicle parked along I-684 in Westchester County.
Port Chester resident Hector Villa, 49, was arrested following a welfare check in North Salem early Sunday morning, Oct. 4, New York State Police announced on Monday, Oct. 5.
At around 3:40 a.m. on Sunday, troopers checked on a vehicle parked on the shoulder of I-684. During the encounter, Villa, who police identified as the driver, showed signs of intoxication, according to the agency.
Troopers then administered field sobri…
DWI Reckless NY Driver Had Phony License Plates: Denville PD
A 35-year-old New York man was hit with a slew of charges after he drove drunk in Denville, authorities said.
At 3:15 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28, officers received a report of a vehicle driving with fictitious license plates, police said. The vehicle was located on Route 10 East and the driver, Ahmed Sekou Sow displayed signs of possible impairment, Denville police said.
Sow was arrested following field sobriety testing, police said. He was charged with driving while intoxicated, careless driving, driving with a suspended license, driving an unregistered vehicle, reckless driving and fictitio…
Drunk Bay Shore Driver Who Killed Pedestrian After Stealing Car Cuts Plea Deal: Authorities
A young Long Island man who killed a pedestrian while driving drunk in a stolen car took a plea deal Wednesday, Sept. 30, authorities said.
Alexander Cerda, 23, of Bay Shore, pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter and several more charges in the death of Eric Perez in March 2025, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
In exchange, Cerda is expected to get between six and 18 years in prison at his sentencing hearing on Jan. 8, 2027, according to the DA’s office.
“Every decision this defendant made on March 8, 2025, was worse than the next,” District Attorney Ray Tierney s…
Naked, Drugged-Up Man Caught At I-684 Rest Area In Bedford With Meth, Other Drugs: Nysp
A naked Connecticut man who police said showed signs of drug impairment at an I-684 rest area in Northern Westchester was caught with methamphetamine and other drugs in his vehicle, authorities announced.
Virgil J. Naveda, 56, of Darien, Connecticut, was arrested during an incident at the Bedford Service Area on southbound I-684 at around 3:24 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, New York State Police said on Thursday, Sept. 24.
Troopers had been called to the rest area for a report of public lewdness and found Naveda naked and exhibiting signs of impairment, according to the agency.
After con…
Drunk, High Driver Who Hospitalized Teens In Wrong-Way Nassau Wreck Pleads Guilty: Authorities
A drunk Long Island driver admitted to causing a wrong-way three-car crash that hospitalized two teenagers, authorities said.
Kelyse Land, 26, of Valley Stream, pleaded guilty Monday, July 20 to three charges as part of a plea deal, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. She’s set for two to six years in prison, according to prosecutors.
Land spent the night of July 25, 2025, getting drunk and high at a bar before getting behind the wheel of her 2003 Nissan Altima and driving on Hempstead Avenue, authorities said.
As Land approached an intersection around 11:45 p.m., she crosse…
Child Among 5 Hurt In Fiery DUI Crash On Route 80 In Teaneck: Cops
A 23-year-old New York man was arrested after a fiery crash on Route 80 in Bergen County that injured five people, including a child, on Friday, June 5, New Jersey State Police said.
Blake D. De Los Santos, of New York City, was heading east in an Acura sedan when he lost directional control, veered off the roadway to the right, and struck a concrete barrier just before 6:10 a.m. at milepost 68 in Teaneck, State Police said.
The Acura became fully engulfed in flames following the impact, authorities said. De Los Santos and his four passengers, including a juvenile, suffered minor …
North Brookfield Driver, 20, Accused of Going 93 MPH While Drunk Before Crash That Killed 2: DA
A 20-year-old driver from Central Massachusetts was intoxicated when she crashed her car, killing two men late last year, authorities said.
Faith O’Rourke, 20, of North Brookfield, was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of manslaughter by motor vehicle, and two counts of motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation. She also faces charges of motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence and reckless operation, along with operating under the influence and negligent operation, the Worcester County District Attorney said Thursday, April 30.
She pleaded…
THC, .331 BAC Alleged In Drunk School Bus Ride With 54 Kids; Boyertown Driver Surrenders: DA
A school bus driver accused of transporting dozens of elementary students while intoxicated has surrendered to police and is now banned from driving and having unsupervised contact with children, prosecutors said.
Kelly Lynn Weber, 46, of Boyertown, turned herself in on Friday, March 27 following treatment and was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Maurice H. Saylor, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele’s office said.
Bail was set at $50,000 unsecured with conditions including no driving, no unsupervised contact with children, and compliance with recommended treatment.
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