Danbury Drunk Driver Had 1-Month-Old Baby In His Lap On I-84, Refused to Stop: Police Danbury Drunk Driver Had 1-Month-Old Baby In His Lap On I-84, Refused to Stop: Police
Danbury Drunk Driver Had 1-Month-Old Baby In His Lap On I-84, Refused to Stop: Police An off-duty Connecticut State Trooper may have prevented a tragedy after stopping a drunk driver holding his one-month-old baby on his lap on Interstate 84, authorities said. Dario Marcatoma, 21, of Danbury, faces multiple charges following his arrest Friday evening, May 9, according to Connecticut State Police. The trooper spotted a tan Chevrolet Equinox without a rear license plate drifting in and out of the right lane near Exit 8 by Newtown Road around 6:15 p.m. When the officer tried to stop the SUV, the driver continued slowly, creeping along the highway at just 15 mph until approachin…
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Parked Car, Sends It Flying Into Mamaroneck Home: Police Drunk Driver Crashes Into Parked Car, Sends It Flying Into Mamaroneck Home: Police
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Parked Car, Sends It Flying Into Mamaroneck Home: Police A woman who allegedly drove drunk is facing charges after a late-night crash that sent a parked car crashing into a Westchester home, police said. The incident happened around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, when Village of Mamaroneck Police responded to several 911 calls reporting a crash in the area of Palmer and Maple Avenues, the department announced on Thursday, May 8. When officers arrived, they found a vehicle partially embedded in the first floor of a residence on Mount Pleasant Avenue. The car was empty and had no signs of being in use.  Officers searched the area and soon learned…
Perth Amboy DWI Driver With 6 Prior Felonies In Deadly Valentine's Day Crash Learns Fate Perth Amboy DWI Driver With 6 Prior Felonies In Deadly Valentine's Day Crash Learns Fate
Perth Amboy DWI Driver With 6 Prior Felonies In Deadly Valentine's Day Crash Learns Fate A 44-year-old Perth Amboy man was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to striking two pedestrians in Nutley while driving drunk on Valentine's Day 2024, killing a man who was out with his girlfriend, authorities said. Jocelyn Pietri was walking hand in hand with her boyfriend, Wiston Perlaza, a 22-year-old Paterson resident, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, when they were struck by a vehicle driven by Dhkir Robinson, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Robinson, who pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter in February 2025, was driving 55 miles per hour on …
Wanted CT Man Busted After Drunken Hit, Run Crash On I-95 In Westbrook: Police Wanted CT Man Busted After Drunken Hit, Run Crash On I-95 In Westbrook: Police
Wanted CT Man Busted After Drunken Hit, Run Crash On I-95 In Westbrook: Police A hit-and-run on I-95 turned into a dramatic arrest after Connecticut State Police discovered the driver involved was not only drunk, but also wanted on multiple warrants, including one from out of state, authorities said.  Henrry Zavalavillatoro, 32, of New Haven, is charged with multiple felonies following his arrest on Friday, May 2, Connecticut State Police said.  Troopers were called to I-95 near Exit 65 in Westbrook on Friday, May 2, around 5:30 p.m. after a driver said a Nissan had sideswiped their vehicle when passing them on the shoulder, police said. The car sped off aft…
DWI Driver Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter Learns Fate In Other Newark Crash That Killed 2 DWI Driver Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter Learns Fate In Other Newark Crash That Killed 2
DWI Driver Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter Learns Fate In Other Newark Crash That Killed 2 A 39-year-old Newark man was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, April 30, after he was previously convicted of vehicular homicide when he drove drunk and killed two people in a crash, authorities said. And this wasn’t his first fatality behind the wheel. On Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, Shaquan Wiley was drunk, driving 84 mph down 15th Avenue when he lost control while crossing Bergen Street and crashed into a tree, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Two of his passengers, 17-year-old Tahtiyanah Green and 21-year-old Imani Exum were killed instantly in the crash, Stephe…
Wrong-Way DUI Crash Kills PA Dad, Unborn Child; Driver Charged With Murder: DA Wrong-Way DUI Crash Kills PA Dad, Unborn Child; Driver Charged With Murder: DA
Wrong-Way DUI Crash Kills PA Dad, Unborn Child; Driver Charged With Murder: DA A pregnant mother lost her husband and unborn baby in a violent wrong-way crash on Route 220—and now the Lock Haven driver behind the wheel is facing murder charges, state police said on Friday, May 2. Dwight L. Meyer, 29, was allegedly drunk and high when he drove his Chevrolet Malibu south in the northbound lanes near mile marker 110.3 in Castanea Township around 6:26 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, according to Pennsylvania State Police Lamar. He crashed head-on into a gray Mazda CX-5 driven by 28-year-old Amanda Geisewite of Loganton. Her husband, Evan Geisewite, 29, was in the passenger se…
Beltsville Man Indicted In Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old Poolesville Woman On I-270 Beltsville Man Indicted In Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old Poolesville Woman On I-270
Beltsville Man Indicted In Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old Poolesville Woman On I-270 A Maryland man accused of driving drunk and unlicensed when he crashed on I-270, killing a 19-year-old woman from Poolesville, has been indicted for vehicular homicide, prosecutors announced. Byron Armando Bautista Turcios, 23, of Beltsville, is facing a slate of felony charges following a deadly crash that claimed the life of Amelia Nicole Hobart on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, authorities said. According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, a grand jury returned a four-count indictment on Thursday, April 24, formally charging Bautista Turcios with:  Manslaughter by motor v…
Drunk Driver Going 90 MPH In 35 MPH Zone Pleads Guilty In Fatal Lakewood Crash: Prosecutor Drunk Driver Going 90 MPH In 35 MPH Zone Pleads Guilty In Fatal Lakewood Crash: Prosecutor
Drunk Driver Going 90 MPH In 35 MPH Zone Pleads Guilty In Fatal Lakewood Crash: Prosecutor A 23-year-old Lakewood man faces a decade in prison after pleading guilty on Wednesday, April 23, to driving drunk and at a high rate of speed in a crash that killed a woman in 2022, authorities said. Mordechai Berkowitz pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and assault by auto in the July 2022 crash that killed Juana Lopez-Hernandez, a 44-year-old Mexico resident and caused serious bodily injury to Maria Flores-Moreno, a 35-year-old Jackson resident, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Berkowitz faces 10 years in prison per the terms of a plea agreement with prosecutors, Billhim…
Pittsgrove DUI Driver Fled Scene After Striking Cyclist, Returned In Different Car: NJSP Pittsgrove DUI Driver Fled Scene After Striking Cyclist, Returned In Different Car: NJSP
Pittsgrove DUI Driver Fled Scene After Striking Cyclist, Returned In Different Car: Njsp A 44-year-old Pittsgrove man is facing numerous charges after he drove drunk, fatally struck a cyclist and fled the scene on Wednesday, April 23, only to return in a different vehicle, authorities said. At 7:41 p.m., troopers responded to County Road 639 and Parvins Mill Road in Pittsgrove for the crash, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Steven Petronglo was driving a Chevrolet Silverado that was hauling a tractor with a wide seeder attachment, Lebron said. James Goode, a 61-year-old Vineland man, was riding a bicycle when he was fatally struck by the seeder a…
Wanted Woman Found Drunk, Slumped Over Jeep Near Stafford Clinic: 'Just Take Me To Jail' Wanted Woman Found Drunk, Slumped Over Jeep Near Stafford Clinic: 'Just Take Me To Jail'
Wanted Woman Found Drunk, Slumped Over Jeep Near Stafford Clinic: 'Just Take Me To Jail' Christina Yingling was drunk, already known to police, and parked sideways near a Virginia medical center— then made things worse for herself. A wanted Stafford County woman is behind bars after driving drunk to a medical center, then assaulting a paramedic while being evaluated, the sheriff’s office said. Christina Yingling, 52, was arrested on Tuesday, April 22, after deputies responded to a report of an intoxicated driver near Stafford Hospital on Hospital Center Boulevard around 4 p.m. When Sgt. E.E. West arrived, she found Yingling's Jeep parked across two parking spaces, with Yinglin…
Man Caught Driving Drunk With 1-Year-Old On I-95 In Mamaroneck, Police Say Man Caught Driving Drunk With 1-Year-Old On I-95 In Mamaroneck, Police Say
Man Caught Driving Drunk With 1-Year-Old On I-95 In Mamaroneck, Police Say A Bronx man is facing felony charges after allegedly driving drunk with a toddler in the car on I-95 in Westchester County, police said.  The incident happened around 2 a.m. on Monday, April 21, when troopers stopped a 2018 Mercedes-Benz traveling southbound on Interstate 95 in the Village of Mamaroneck for multiple traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, April 22.  The driver, identified as Marvin X. Gallardo, 33, showed signs of intoxication and failed field sobriety tests, according to police. A 1-year-old child was found in the vehicle during the stop, …
Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike After Head-On Crash With Repeat DUI Driver In Virginia: Sheriff Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike After Head-On Crash With Repeat DUI Driver In Virginia: Sheriff
Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike After Head-On Crash With Repeat DUI Driver In Virginia: Sheriff A Stafford County man with a history of drunk driving is behind bars again — this time for striking a motorcyclist head-on, then running. Investigators say 51-year-old Derrick Edwards had seven beers and two Long Island iced teas before getting behind the wheel on Thursday night, April 17 and nearly causing a deadly crash. Around 9 p.m., Edwards allegedly drove his red Hyundai straight toward a motorcyclist on Onville Road, clipping him with the driver’s side mirror and throwing him from his bike as he attempted to evade the vehicle, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office confirmed. When dep…