Victims In Route 22 Crash in Brewster Identified
This story has been updated.
BREWSTER, N.Y. -- The victims in a violent head-on crash between a pickup truck and a Verizon truck on Route 22 on Tuesday have been identified, according to Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith.
David H. Mossman, 23, of Southeast, has been identified as the driver of the pickup truck.
The driver of the Verizon truck was identified as Joseph J. Politi, 49, of Orchard Poughquag, and his passenger was identified as Giuseppe Assenza, 48, of Poughkeepsie, Capt. William McNamara said.
Mossman was transported by helicopter to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla…
Wappingers, Poughkeepsie Residents Face DWI, Petit Larcency Charges
Two Poughkeepsie and a Wappingers resident were collared by Town of Lloyd Police on a variety of charges including DWI, and petit theft, according to the Town of Lloyd Police Department.
The arrests include:
Latoya M. Elmendorf, 34, of Poughkeepsie, was charged with DWI and other charges on Sunday after being stopped on Route 9 W in Highland for a number of traffic violations. According to police, during the stop, they discovered Elmendorf was in possession of marijuana, was intoxicated and driving without a license. She was released on an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear in co…
Orangetown PD: Man Whose Car Crashes Into Stone Wall Was Driving Drunk
ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- A New Jersey man was nabbed for drunk driving on Saturday after crashing his vehicle into a stone wall in Upper Grandview, according to the Orangetown Police Department.
Jeffrey Ramirez, 26, of West New York, N.J., was charged with DWI after officers received a report of a motor vehicle crash on South Boulevard. When officers arrived, they found Ramirez inside his vehicle which has overturned and crashed into a stone wall, police said.
Ramirez, who was not injured was able to get out of the vehicle, police added.
When officers approached him, they could smell alcohol an…