North Bergen Man Who Struck 2 Jersey City Pedestrians Was DUI, Prosecutor Says North Bergen Man Who Struck 2 Jersey City Pedestrians Was DUI, Prosecutor Says
North Bergen Man Who Struck 2 Jersey City Pedestrians Was DUI, Prosecutor Says A 37-year-old North Bergen man was under the influence of drugs when he struck two pedestrians with his car last year in Jersey City, authorities said. Lawrence Smith was arrested Monday morning in connection with the Nov. 23, 2019 incident, that injured a 50-year-old woman and her 22-year-old son, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. Smith was headed south on Summit Avenue in a 2003 Chevrolet Impala when he hit the woman and her son in the marked crosswalk at Sherman Place around 11:30 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The woman was unresponsive at the scene a…
New Canaan Man Who Crashed Into Fence Under Influence Of Alcohol, Drugs, Darien PD Says New Canaan Man Who Crashed Into Fence Under Influence Of Alcohol, Drugs, Darien PD Says
New Canaan Man Who Crashed Into Fence Under Influence Of Alcohol, Drugs, Darien PD Says A driver in Fairfield County allegedly under the influence of drugs swerved to avoid a cat in the roadway, losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a fence, police said. Officers from the Darien Police Department were dispatched to a stretch of St. Nichols Road shortly before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, where there was a report of a one-car crash where a vehicle left the roadway and came to a rest after striking a fence. According to police, officers made contact with the driver, New Canaan resident Daniel Snelwar, 46, told first responders that he swerved to avoid a cat, causing h…
Losing Streak: Fort Lee Police Nab Naked Man Running Down Route 4 Losing Streak: Fort Lee Police Nab Naked Man Running Down Route 4
Losing Streak: Fort Lee Police Nab Naked Man Running Down Route 4 Fort Lee police nabbed a naked, drug-influenced man running down Route 4, authorities said. Responding to a call at the Holiday Inn, Officer Carlos Cabrera saw 51-year-old Kelton L. Mccrink-Goode of Morris Plains running in the right lane of the eastbound highway around 6 a.m. Sunday, Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. Cabrera blocked the right lane of eastbound Route 4 with his vehicle and found the undressed McCrink-Goode holding a pocket knife in his right hand while “acting in an irate and irrational manner,” Mirkovic said. Cabrera displayed his Taser and got McCrink-Goode to drop the knife, t…
Lyndhurst PD: Ecstasy-Fueled Elmwood Park Man With Claw Hammer Arrested After Rampage Lyndhurst PD: Ecstasy-Fueled Elmwood Park Man With Claw Hammer Arrested After Rampage
Lyndhurst PD: Ecstasy-Fueled Elmwood Park Man With Claw Hammer Arrested After Rampage An Elmwood Park man high on Ecstasy damaged several cars with a claw hammer before walking into a Lyndhurst hotel, snatching a cellphone from a desk clerk's hand and fleeing, said police who arrested him before dawn Wednesday. Pablo Perez, 41, who'd rented a room at a neighboring hotel, was taken into custody without incident by Lt. Anthony Ricigliano and Officers Matt Giunta and Anthony Calabro in the area of Orient Way and Rutherford avenues shortly after 3 a.m., authorities said. Officers were responding to a report of a loud disturbance in the area when a 911 call came in from the Court…
Wayne Police: Unsteady Drugged Motorist Slams Car Into Mailbox, Shatters Windshield Wayne Police: Unsteady Drugged Motorist Slams Car Into Mailbox, Shatters Windshield
Wayne Police: Unsteady Drugged Motorist Slams Car Into Mailbox, Shatters Windshield A Pequannock motorist was under the influence of some type of drug – or drugs – when his car slammed into a mailbox in Wayne, shattering part of his windshield, police said. Officer Robert Sova found Andrew Treible, 29, “having a hard time standing without support, with slurred speech,” after the 3 p.m. crash Friday at Packanack Lake Road and Newark Pompton Turnpike, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Treible “admitted ingesting legal prescription drugs,” after which the officer found a vape pen containing THC oil, Martin said. Treible was brought to headquarters after failing field sob…
Man Who Crashed Into Pole In Northern Westchester Was Impaired, Police Say Man Who Crashed Into Pole In Northern Westchester Was Impaired, Police Say
Man Who Crashed Into Pole In Northern Westchester Was Impaired, Police Say A Cortlandt man was charged with driving while high on drugs after crashing into a utility pole, according to New York State Police. Michael L. Wyskida, 30, was charged around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 1, with felony driving while ability impaired by drugs with a prior conviction within 10 years after troopers observed his vehicle collide with a utility pole, said Spokesman Trooper AJ Hicks. An investigation determined that Wyskida was under the influence of drugs and was arrested. He was issued traffic tickets and released with a court date of April 16.