DWI Wayne Driver Speeding, Failed To Yield: Fairfield PD
A 23-year-old Wayne resident was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Fairfield early morning, Sunday, May 18, authorities said.
At 12:34 a.m., officers observed a white Honda Civic exit the Route 80 West ramp onto Lane Road at a high rate of speed and then failed to yield prior to entering Two Bridges Road from Lane Road, Fairfield police said.
During a motor vehicle stop, the driver, Kyle Quiroga, exhibited signs and symptoms of someone under the influence, police said. Quiroga refused to comply with standard field sobriety tests and was arrested, police said.
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Impaired Mom With 3 Kids In Car Crashes In Westbury, Police Say
A Long Island mother is facing charges after driving while impaired and crashing with her three young kids in the car, police said.
Toni-Ann Appice, 31, of Massapequa, was arrested Thursday evening, May 15, in Westbury following a car accident on Jericho Turnpike, according to Nassau County Police.
Officers responded around 5:45 p.m. for reports of a collision near Jericho Turnpike and Aintree Road. When they arrived, they determined that Appice had been behind the wheel of one of the vehicles involved and was showing clear signs of intoxication, police said.
In the car were her three chil…
DUI Driver Hospitalized After Hitting Child On Scooter In Leesburg, Police Say
A Virginia man is accused of driving drunk and hitting a child on a scooter before being rushed to the hospital himself, police said.
Victor Canchola, 63, was arrested after the crash, which happened around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, near 22 Plaza Street NE in Leesburg, according to the Leesburg Police Department.
An officer nearby saw the juvenile fall in the roadway and stopped to help. Witnesses told the officer the child had just been hit by a car, police said.
The child, who suffered minor injuries, was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment, according to police.
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Erratic, Speeding Route 206 DWI Jeep Driver Had Open Container: Byram PD
A 35-year-old man was arrested after police say he was driving drunk with an open container of alcohol in his vehicle on Route 206 in Sussex County.
The arrest happened just after 11:15 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, according to a Byram Township Police Department media release.
An officer saw a white Jeep traveling at a low rate of speed, then noticed it weaving between lanes and speeding up and down in an erratic manner, the report said. As officers got closer, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, prompting a traffic stop.
Police say the driver, identified as Johnathan Valdez, of Warren, app…
Drunk Driver From Nyack Caught After After BMW Chase On I-87 In Orangetown: Police
A 34-year-old man is facing multiple charges after allegedly fleeing police on Interstate 87 in Rockland County and being found drunk behind the wheel, authorities said.
The incident unfolded around 6:10 p.m. on Monday, April 28, when troopers tried to stop a BMW traveling northbound near Exit 10 in the Town of Orangetown, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, April 29.
The driver, later identified as Alexis J. Santiago, 34, of Nyack, did not stop and led troopers on a pursuit. The chase ended in heavy traffic, which gave troopers the chance to stop the vehicle and engage with both Sa…
