Drunk Driver Had 6-Year-Old In Car On Taconic In Pleasant Valley, Police Say
A Queens man was arrested for driving drunk with a child in the car after a traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway, authorities said.
The arrest happened on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at approximately 10:48 p.m. in Pleasant Valley, according to New York State Police.
A Trooper from SP Poughkeepsie stopped a 2020 Acura that was heading south on the parkway for "multiple violations of the Vehicle and Traffic Law."
The driver, identified as Donny J. Peralta Parra, 32, of Queens, "exhibited signs of intoxication." Police said he “failed” standardized field sobriety tests administered at the sce…
Drunk Pickup Driver Charged In Deadly Lake Success Pedestrian Crash: Cops
A Long Island man is facing multiple charges after a woman was struck and killed while crossing the road Friday night, June 6, authorities said.
The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. on Friday, June 6, 2025, near 430 Lakeville Road in Lake Success, according to the Nassau County police.
Police say the 61-year-old woman was trying to cross the street when she was hit by a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado traveling south, operated by Rajvir Singh Bharaj, of North New Hyde Park.
The pedestrian was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital, where a doctor pronounced her dead.
Detectives say the driver, …
Ellen Kievit ID’d As Carlisle Woman Killed In DUI Sidewalk Crash: Police
A beloved community leader has been identified as the woman killed when a drunk driver jumped the curb and hit two pedestrians in downtown Carlisle, police and loved ones confirmed over Memorial Day weekend.
Ellen Kievit, 73, of Carlisle, was struck and killed while walking alongside her husband, James, at the intersection of South Hanover and West Pomfret streets around 8:17 p.m. on Friday, May 23, according to Carlisle Borough Police.
Her husband remains in critical condition.
Martin Leroy Brinton
Carlisle PD
The accused driver, Martin Leroy Brinton, 57, of Carlisle, wa…
