Drunk Sag Harbor Driver, 67, Hit Sign, Kept Going — Then Flipped Lexus Into Fence: Cops
An elderly drunk driver on Long Island flipped her vehicle after crashing into a sign and a fence, police said.
Carolyn Magliochetti, 67, of Sag Harbor, was arrested at the scene Thursday night, Sept. 3, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Magliochetti was driving a 2019 Lexus on Noyack Road near Valley Road in Sag Harbor around 7 p.m. Thursday when she left the street and crashed into a street sign, investigators said. Magliochetti shrugged it off and continued down the road, then left the pavement again and hit a fence, cops said.
After striking the fence, Magliochetti’s vehicle…
236 Tickets Issued In 2-Day Taconic Parkway Crackdown — Here's What For
More than 200 tickets were handed out during a two-day crackdown targeting commercial and other restricted vehicles on the Taconic State Parkway across three Hudson Valley counties, police said.
New York State Police conducted the commercial vehicle enforcement detail on Wednesday, Aug. 19, and Thursday, Aug. 20, along the Taconic in Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties, the agency announced on Friday, Aug, 21.
Troopers issued 236 traffic tickets during the operation, including 133 for restricted vehicle types that are prohibited from traveling on the parkway.
Another 33 …
DUI Sparta Driver Admitted To 5 Drinks Before Arrest, Police Say
A 24-year-old Sussex County driver admitted to having five alcoholic drinks before getting behind the wheel and speeding through Sparta early Saturday morning, Aug 15, police said.
Maxwell Rivielle, of Sparta, was driving north on Route 181 at 62 mph in a posted 45-mph zone around 1:50 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, when Officer Paul Wenzel spotted him, according to Sparta Police Capt. Tom Snyder.
Before the stop, Wenzel saw the vehicle fail to maintain its lane on Woodport Road, crossing the double-yellow center line and then the white fog line, Snyder said. Wenzel followed the vehicle…
Traffic Stop Becomes Felony Charge For Drunk Ballston Spa Woman With Child In Car: Police
A Capital Region woman has been arrested for driving drunk with an unrestrained child in her vehicle, police said.
Rebecca L. Hayden, 36, of Ballston Spa, was pulled over on Wednesday, Aug. 5 on Ballston Avenue in Saratoga Springs, New York State Police announced Friday, Aug. 14.
Cops found the child, who was under age 16, inside the vehicle, police said. They were turned over to a family member.
Meanwhile, Hayden was arrested and charged with felony DWI under Leandra’s Law, state police said. She was also accused of child endangerment, DWAI, unlicensed operation of a vehicle, and four tra…
Crash, Dash, Cuffs: Riverhead Driver Busted For DWI After Fleeing Wreck, Cops Say
A drunk driver on Long Island fled the scene after striking another vehicle over the weekend, police said.
Antonio Cubulesian, 46, of Hampton Bays, was involved in an accident near Flanders Road and County Road 105 in Riverhead around 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Police tracked down Cubulesian’s vehicle shortly after the incident and arrested him for DWI, authorities said. He was also charged with leaving the scene of an accident.
Two more people were also busted for DWI in the area over the weekend, though neither of them crashed, according to poli…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Hit, Run Crash: East Windsor PD
An East Windsor man was arrested and charged following a deadly hit and run pedestrian crash on Sunday, Aug. 9, authorities said.
At 10:59 p.m., officers responded to Route 33 and Probasco Road after a car struck two pedestrian crossing Route 33 at the intersection, East Windsor police said. The driver, Herman J. Santos-Morales, failed to remain at the scene and report the crash, police said.
One pedestrian, a 37-year-old East Windsor man was pronounced dead at Princeton Medical Center while the other pedestrian, a 21-year-old Spotswood resident was critically injured and transported t…
Reckless Driver Busted For DWI: Denville PD
A 32-year-old Haledon woman was arrested and charged with driving drunk in Denville, authorities announced Monday, July 27.
At 11:22 p.m., on Friday, July 24, officers conducted a traffic stop after observing several motor vehicle violations, Denville police said. During the course of the stop, officers determined Krystell Maldonado was driving while intoxicated, police said.
Maldonado was issued summonses for driving while intoxicated, careless driving and reckless driving, police said.
