Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Busted In Wethersfield, Charged With 3rd OUI: Police Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Busted In Wethersfield, Charged With 3rd OUI: Police
Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Busted In Wethersfield, Charged With 3rd OUI: Police A Connecticut man with two prior DUI convictions was arrested for his third after police said multiple people reported seeing him driving the wrong way on I-91 and another major highway. Aaron Miranda, 39, of Newington, is facing six charges, including third-offense operating under the influence, reckless driving, and driving the wrong way on a divided highway, Connecticut State Police said. Troopers received 11 separate 911 calls just before 1 a.m. reporting a black Nissan Maxima traveling in the wrong direction on Route 5/15 and I-91 northbound. The last caller said they saw the vehicle n…
Wrong-Way Drunk Driver On Route 8 In Torrington Nabbed After Multiple 911 Calls: Police Wrong-Way Drunk Driver On Route 8 In Torrington Nabbed After Multiple 911 Calls: Police
Wrong-Way Drunk Driver On Route 8 In Torrington Nabbed After Multiple 911 Calls: Police A Connecticut man is facing several serious charges after police said he was driving drunk and going the wrong way on Route 8, putting multiple other drivers at risk. Matthew Thompson, 44, of Torrington, was arrested just after 12:30 a.m. Friday, March 28, after multiple people called 911 to report his Honda CR-V traveling south in the northbound lanes of Route 8 in Torrington, Connecticut State Police said. Police caught up with Thompson near Exit 46 after he had turned around and started driving in the correct direction, authorities said. Thompson smelled strongly of alcohol, had glassy …
Teen Crashes In Stafford McDonald’s Drive-Thru While Drunk, With Weed And BB Gun: Sheriff Teen Crashes In Stafford McDonald’s Drive-Thru While Drunk, With Weed And BB Gun: Sheriff
Teen Crashes In Stafford McDonald’s Drive-Thru While Drunk, With Weed And BB Gun: Sheriff A late-night McDonald’s run ended with a trip home in shame — not with fries. A juvenile in Stafford County was busted after crashing into a car in the drive-thru line at a local McDonald’s while under the influence, officials said. Deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office were called around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26, to the area of Richmond Highway and Garrisonville Road for a drunk driver complaint, according to a Stafford County Sheriff's Office spokesperson. A caller reported seeing a truck at the Stafford Marketplace intersection with a driver who looked half asleep, ev…
Drunk Driver Over Twice Limit Injures 2 People In Clifton Park Crash, Police Say Drunk Driver Over Twice Limit Injures 2 People In Clifton Park Crash, Police Say
Drunk Driver Over Twice Limit Injures 2 People In Clifton Park Crash, Police Say An alleged drunk driver from Connecticut is facing charges after injuring two people in a car crash in upstate New York, police said. Hartford County resident Gonzalo Paredes-Moscoso, 45, of New Britain, was arrested on assault and related charges Tuesday, March 25, stemming from a crash in Saratoga County. Paredes-Moscoso had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .18 percent or greater when he crashed his vehicle on State Route 146 near Fire Road in the town of Clifton Park on Tuesday, Feb. 4, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Following the crash, he was arrested on suspicion …
DUI Driver, 32, Kills Man Near MIT Campus, Cops Say DUI Driver, 32, Kills Man Near MIT Campus, Cops Say
DUI Driver, 32, Kills Man Near MIT Campus, Cops Say A 73-year-old man from Boston died after a multi-vehicle crash last week in Cambridge, and a New Jersey woman is accused of driving drunk when she caused the wreck, authorities said. Daniel O’Neil was riding a moped near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Vassar Street, close to the MIT campus, on Friday, March 21, when an SUV struck both him and an MIT police cruiser that was traveling ahead of her, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said. Lauren Mullins, 32, of Roselle Park, NJ, was driving the SUV, according to police. She was arrested at the scene and charged with operat…
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Home After Swerving Into Oncoming Traffic In Hillcrest, Police Say Drunk Driver Crashes Into Home After Swerving Into Oncoming Traffic In Hillcrest, Police Say
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Home After Swerving Into Oncoming Traffic In Hillcrest, Police Say An Orange County man crashed into a home after driving into oncoming traffic while drunk in a Rockland County neighborhood, police said. The crash happened in Hillcrest on W. Eckerson Road on Thursday, March 20 around 12:30 p.m., the Ramapo Police Department announced on Saturday, March 22. Officers responded to the area after receiving a call from the Spring Valley Police Department asking for a welfare check on a driver, police said. When police arrived, they saw the vehicle driving into oncoming traffic before it hit a curb and then crashed into a house, police said. The driver, a …
Off-Duty Cop Drove Drunk In Marked Cruiser In Laurel, Police Say Off-Duty Cop Drove Drunk In Marked Cruiser In Laurel, Police Say
Off-Duty Cop Drove Drunk In Marked Cruiser In Laurel, Police Say A young cop in Prince George’s County is under investigation after being busted for allegedly driving drunk — in his marked police cruiser. Officer Simeon Daramola was off duty around 2:15 a.m. Saturday, March 22, when he was spotted by Laurel City Police on Fourth Street in Laurel, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Despite being off-duty, Daramola was behind the wheel of his PGPD-issued cruiser when he was issued DWI-related citations, officials said. Daramola’s police powers have since been suspended. An administrative investigation is underway by the department’…
Man Drove Drunk In ShopRite Parking Lot On St. Patrick's Day: Mount Olive Police Man Drove Drunk In ShopRite Parking Lot On St. Patrick's Day: Mount Olive Police
Man Drove Drunk In ShopRite Parking Lot On St. Patrick's Day: Mount Olive Police A 27-year-old Budd Lake man was arrested and charged with drunk and reckless driving in a ShopRite parking lot on St. Patrick's Day, authorities said. At 7:19 p.m., officers responded to ShopRite at 90 Bartley Rd. in Flanders for a report of a drunk man in the parking lot, Mount Olive police said. The man, later identified as Jonathan Rohe, attempted to enter his vehicle and drive away, police said. Ofifcers located Rohe inside of a silver Dodge while still in the parking and detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage, police said. Rohe also appeared to be impaired, police said. Rohe was p…
Drunken, Cocaine-Fueled Crash Killed Westbury Bicyclist, Hicksville Man Indicted: DA Drunken, Cocaine-Fueled Crash Killed Westbury Bicyclist, Hicksville Man Indicted: DA
Drunken, Cocaine-Fueled Crash Killed Westbury Bicyclist, Hicksville Man Indicted: DA A Long Island man was drunk, high on cocaine, and speeding when he fatally struck a bicyclist in Westbury—then kept driving until a flat tire forced him to stop, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, March 18. Wilfredo Blanco Molina, 41, of Hicksville, was indicted on charges including aggravated vehicular homicide, vehicular manslaughter, and leaving the scene of a fatal crash, Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly said. Molina had a blood alcohol content of .22—more than twice the legal limit—when he plowed into 69-year-old Robert McCarthy on Old Country Road near State Street arou…
Mercedes Driver With DUI History Found Passed Out At Wheel Clutching Beer In Stafford: Sheriff Mercedes Driver With DUI History Found Passed Out At Wheel Clutching Beer In Stafford: Sheriff
Mercedes Driver With DUI History Found Passed Out At Wheel Clutching Beer In Stafford: Sheriff A Stafford man with multiple DUI convictions started his Saint Patrick’s Day celebration early—and landed in jail—after deputies say they found him passed out behind the wheel of a Mercedes, clutching an open Bud Light. Deputies responded to Wawa, located on Austin Park Drive, for a drunk driver complaint at approximately 2:51 a.m. on Friday, March 14, Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said. The car was blocking two gas pumps, and the driver was slumped over. When deputies arrived, the vehicle was still in drive, with only the driver's foot on the brake keeping it from rolling away, authorit…
Bathroom Barricade Ends Badly For Drunken Suspect In Stafford McDonald's: Sheriff Bathroom Barricade Ends Badly For Drunken Suspect In Stafford McDonald's: Sheriff
Bathroom Barricade Ends Badly For Drunken Suspect In Stafford McDonald's: Sheriff A Stafford man is facing multiple charges after allegedly going on a drunken rampage that ended with him barricading himself in a McDonald’s bathroom, authorities announced. Ryan Reid, 31, was arrested after a chaotic series of incidents that unfolded on the evening of Saturday, March 15, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. It all started around 5:52 p.m. when deputies responded to a disturbance on Almond Drive. Witnesses reported that Reid was screaming, throwing items out of a home, and causing property damage. When deputies arrived, they found shattered glass littering th…
Bellmore Man DWI Crashes Into Wantagh Home, Police Say Bellmore Man DWI Crashes Into Wantagh Home, Police Say
Bellmore Man DWI Crashes Into Wantagh Home, Police Say A Bellmore man was arrested for drunk driving after crashing his car into a Wantagh home, causing extensive damage, Nassau County police said. Officers from the Eighth Precinct responded to Gregg Court at 12:19 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, after a 2019 Hyundai Elantra slammed into a house, police said. The driver, identified as Daniel Delia, 33, of Cedar Lane, was taken into custody at the scene without further incident. Delia sustained minor injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital for evaluation. No one inside the home was injured, but a Town of Hempstead building inspector deemed…