Original Story: record-eagle.com
TRAVERSE CITY — A stalled drunken driving case against a Traverse City man appears full speed ahead after state court judges ruled that his electric scooter can be considered a motor vehicle. A Westchester County DWI lawyer is following this story closely.
Michigan Court of Appeals judges this week unanimously agreed that Michigan's rules of the road applied to William Shaw Lyon, 52, of Traverse City, when he drunkenly scooted down Garfield Avenue in 2013.
Their opinion reverses 13th Circuit Court Judge Philip Rodgers' previous dismissal of a third-offense drunken driving charge against Lyon and remands the case to his court for a potential trial. Lyon's attorney David Clark, who uses an electric wheelchair, said he's "extremely disappointed in the opinion."
"In my opinion, the court of appeals has pretty much disregarded handicappers' civil rights in defining a wheelchair as a motor vehicle," he said. A New York drunk driving lawyer is reviewing the details of this case.
In September 2013, Lyon was ordered out of a Save-a-Lot grocery store after he caused a drunken disturbance on his scooter. He set off down Garfield Avenue at 4 mph in the curb lane toward Burger King, open beer in hand, when city police officers stopped him for causing a traffic backup.
Police arrested Lyon for disorderly conduct and possession of marijuana, and prosecutors later added charges of possession of an open alcoholic container and third-offense drunken driving, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
Lyon's court-appointed attorney -- Clark -- appealed the driving-related charges, arguing Lyon is disabled and his scooter is a substitute for walking and not a motor vehicle. Rodgers agreed and dismissed the charges, prompting an appeal from Grand Traverse County prosecutors.
The appellate judges found because Lyon placed his scooter on a roadway while admittedly intoxicated he "undertook the duties of a vehicle driver, which include refraining from driving while intoxicated or with an open container." A Nyack DWI lawyer represents clients charged with felonies, misdemeanors, violations, and driving while under the influence.
"Accordingly, the circuit court committed clear legal error and abused its discretion in dismissing the charges in this case," the opinion states.
Rodgers didn't return a call for comment.
Clark worries the opinion could have unintended consequences. He said if a rowdy, drunken bachelor party crossed from a sidewalk into a street that a reveler in an electric wheelchair could face different legal penalties than those who traveled on their feet.
"An overzealous police officer could cite them for disorderly (conduct), but arrest the guy in wheelchair for drunken driving," he said.
But county Prosecutor Bob Cooney had worries of his own, specifically that drivers with suspended licenses might take to similar devices to skirt drunken driving laws. He's happy with the opinion, though he said the law should be refined to address concerns.
"I was concerned with the message to other drivers and other persons who might think it's OK to travel along roadways in Grand Traverse County on similar vehicles while intoxicated, or with their licenses suspended," he said. A New York DWI lawyer is dedicated to protecting the driving rights of clients charged with drunk driving.
Lyon didn't return a call for comment. Clark said he's unsure whether Lyon will take the case up with the Michigan Supreme Court, take a plea, or opt for a trial where jurors would decide his guilt.
"They’d be instructed that a wheelchair is a motor vehicle," he said.
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Monday, March 9, 2015
BOY DIES 6 YEARS AFTER DWI CRASH
Original Story: newser.com
Abdallah Khader was just 2 years old in 2009 when his family's car was hit by a drunk driver. Yesterday morning, at age 8, he succumbed to the injuries he sustained in that crash. A Westchester County DWI Lawyer represents clients charged with drunk driving or impaired driving. Abdallah's parents tell WFAA he died at a Fort Worth, Texas, medical center; he had been in a near-vegetative state since the crash, strapped to a chair and on oxygen, and he frequently suffered from pneumonia, including at the time of his death.
Meanwhile, Stewart Richardson—whose blood alcohol level was about three times the legal limit on the night of the crash in Arlington, Texas—remains in jail awaiting trial. His case is tied up because, WFAA reported last year, prosecutors want to use his prior DWI-related charges to get him a longer sentence—possibly life in prison rather than a maximum of 20 years. A criminal defense lawyer represents clients facing criminal accusations.
Richardson, 50, has seven prior convictions for driving under the influence, some of them in other states, the Dallas Morning News reports. In this case, he's been charged with repeat DWI offense as well as intoxication assault, but after the medical examiner rules on Abdallah's cause of death, the district attorney could change those charges. A DWI expert in Dutchess County New York is following this story closely. But prosecutors say Abdallah's death will not change the punishment they're seeking for Richardson, WFAA reports.
Parents Loubna and Fahad Khader say the experience has been torture; in February, Loubna confronted Richardson, who apologized to her. "I'm supposed to go home now and my son is going to be OK because you said you're sorry?" she said. "It's been five years today. Five years! My son is dying every single day." (In November, a drunk driver involved in a fatal crash got into another crash 11 years later.)
Abdallah Khader was just 2 years old in 2009 when his family's car was hit by a drunk driver. Yesterday morning, at age 8, he succumbed to the injuries he sustained in that crash. A Westchester County DWI Lawyer represents clients charged with drunk driving or impaired driving. Abdallah's parents tell WFAA he died at a Fort Worth, Texas, medical center; he had been in a near-vegetative state since the crash, strapped to a chair and on oxygen, and he frequently suffered from pneumonia, including at the time of his death.
Meanwhile, Stewart Richardson—whose blood alcohol level was about three times the legal limit on the night of the crash in Arlington, Texas—remains in jail awaiting trial. His case is tied up because, WFAA reported last year, prosecutors want to use his prior DWI-related charges to get him a longer sentence—possibly life in prison rather than a maximum of 20 years. A criminal defense lawyer represents clients facing criminal accusations.
Richardson, 50, has seven prior convictions for driving under the influence, some of them in other states, the Dallas Morning News reports. In this case, he's been charged with repeat DWI offense as well as intoxication assault, but after the medical examiner rules on Abdallah's cause of death, the district attorney could change those charges. A DWI expert in Dutchess County New York is following this story closely. But prosecutors say Abdallah's death will not change the punishment they're seeking for Richardson, WFAA reports.
Parents Loubna and Fahad Khader say the experience has been torture; in February, Loubna confronted Richardson, who apologized to her. "I'm supposed to go home now and my son is going to be OK because you said you're sorry?" she said. "It's been five years today. Five years! My son is dying every single day." (In November, a drunk driver involved in a fatal crash got into another crash 11 years later.)
Thursday, November 13, 2014
TOUGHER TEXTING LAWS START SATURDAY
Original Story: democratandchronicle.com
ALBANY – New texting-while-driving laws take effect Saturday in New York.
The new laws increase the penalties and fines for drivers found talking or texting while driving.
Also on Saturday, new laws go into place that crack down on drunken drivers, as well as increase penalties for sex-related crimes, assaults and directing a laser point at an airplane. A Westchester County DWI Lawyer represents clients charged with felonies, misdemeanors, violations and DWI.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pushed for tougher texting laws since taking office in 2011, saying the activity is extraordinary dangerous, particularly among young drivers.
“Driving habits are developed early, and we are sending a message that texting while driving is unsafe, unacceptable and downright dangerous,” Cuomo said in a statement Friday. “There have been far too many avoidable tragedies due to texting while driving, and with these new penalties, we are seeking to change the behavior of young drivers now, and make New York’s roadways safer for all.”
Under the new driving-related laws, first-offense convictions of texting or talking while driving will impose a 120-day license or permit suspension for young drivers under 21 with junior licenses.
Young drivers also will face a one-year license or permit revocation for those who commit a second violation within six months of their license’s or permit’s restoration.
The new law increases the maximum fines for texting and talking while driving. A maximum fine for a first offense will increase from $150 to $200.
For a second offense — committed within 18 months of the previous offense — fines will increase from $200 to $250. A third violation or subsequent violations committed within 18 months will increase from $400 to $450.
The legislation was approved earlier this year by the Legislature as part of the state budget for the fiscal year that started April 1.
Last year, Cuomo and the state Legislature agreed to increase the number of points — from three to five — on a license for a conviction of cellphone use or texting violations. Drivers who receive 11 points within an 18-month period may have their licenses suspended.
Texting tickets have soared in recent years after the state moved to make it a primary offense rather than a secondary offense — so drivers could be pulled over directly for the violation.
The number of tickets jumped 83 percent between 2012 and 2013, to nearly 56,000.
As of July, 19,291 tickets were issued to drivers outside of New York City for texting while driving, compared to 23,808 tickets for all of last year.
Highway-safety advocates praised New York’s efforts.
“It’s encouraging to see the laws being strengthened, particularly on distracted driving,” said Jonathan Adkins, executive director of the Governors Highway Safety Association.
Adkins said the state should be praised for rest areas on highways called texting zones, which encourage people to pull over if they need to use the phone.
“It’s not surprising that the laws are being strengthened because it’s been a pattern of leadership in New York, and other states look at New York as a leader,” he said.
Monroe County issued 1,593 texting-while-driving tickets this year and gave out 1,996 tickets in 2013.
There are also tougher DWI laws going into effect Saturday.
The new law for driving-related crimes also will increase the penalty for drivers convicted of DWI or DWAI three or more times within 15 years, making the violation a class D felony; drivers could also be fined anywhere from $2,000 to $10,000. A Hudson Valley DWI Lawyer represents clients facing DWI charges.
Other laws include new penalties for public lewdness, unlawful surveillance and sexual abuse. One law broadens the charge of “assault in the second degree” to make an assault on a school crossing guard a class D felony.
Another new law creates the offense of “directing a laser at an aircraft in the second degree,” creating misdemeanor and felony charges for the act.
ALBANY – New texting-while-driving laws take effect Saturday in New York.
The new laws increase the penalties and fines for drivers found talking or texting while driving.
Also on Saturday, new laws go into place that crack down on drunken drivers, as well as increase penalties for sex-related crimes, assaults and directing a laser point at an airplane. A Westchester County DWI Lawyer represents clients charged with felonies, misdemeanors, violations and DWI.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pushed for tougher texting laws since taking office in 2011, saying the activity is extraordinary dangerous, particularly among young drivers.
“Driving habits are developed early, and we are sending a message that texting while driving is unsafe, unacceptable and downright dangerous,” Cuomo said in a statement Friday. “There have been far too many avoidable tragedies due to texting while driving, and with these new penalties, we are seeking to change the behavior of young drivers now, and make New York’s roadways safer for all.”
Under the new driving-related laws, first-offense convictions of texting or talking while driving will impose a 120-day license or permit suspension for young drivers under 21 with junior licenses.
Young drivers also will face a one-year license or permit revocation for those who commit a second violation within six months of their license’s or permit’s restoration.
The new law increases the maximum fines for texting and talking while driving. A maximum fine for a first offense will increase from $150 to $200.
For a second offense — committed within 18 months of the previous offense — fines will increase from $200 to $250. A third violation or subsequent violations committed within 18 months will increase from $400 to $450.
The legislation was approved earlier this year by the Legislature as part of the state budget for the fiscal year that started April 1.
Last year, Cuomo and the state Legislature agreed to increase the number of points — from three to five — on a license for a conviction of cellphone use or texting violations. Drivers who receive 11 points within an 18-month period may have their licenses suspended.
Texting tickets have soared in recent years after the state moved to make it a primary offense rather than a secondary offense — so drivers could be pulled over directly for the violation.
The number of tickets jumped 83 percent between 2012 and 2013, to nearly 56,000.
As of July, 19,291 tickets were issued to drivers outside of New York City for texting while driving, compared to 23,808 tickets for all of last year.
Highway-safety advocates praised New York’s efforts.
“It’s encouraging to see the laws being strengthened, particularly on distracted driving,” said Jonathan Adkins, executive director of the Governors Highway Safety Association.
Adkins said the state should be praised for rest areas on highways called texting zones, which encourage people to pull over if they need to use the phone.
“It’s not surprising that the laws are being strengthened because it’s been a pattern of leadership in New York, and other states look at New York as a leader,” he said.
Monroe County issued 1,593 texting-while-driving tickets this year and gave out 1,996 tickets in 2013.
There are also tougher DWI laws going into effect Saturday.
The new law for driving-related crimes also will increase the penalty for drivers convicted of DWI or DWAI three or more times within 15 years, making the violation a class D felony; drivers could also be fined anywhere from $2,000 to $10,000. A Hudson Valley DWI Lawyer represents clients facing DWI charges.
Other laws include new penalties for public lewdness, unlawful surveillance and sexual abuse. One law broadens the charge of “assault in the second degree” to make an assault on a school crossing guard a class D felony.
Another new law creates the offense of “directing a laser at an aircraft in the second degree,” creating misdemeanor and felony charges for the act.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
WOMAN GETS 10 YEARS IN DUI DEATH BUT PRISON TIME DELAYED DUE FOR PREGNANCY
Original Story: dailymail.co.uk
A pregnant woman sentenced to jail time for a DUI conviction involving the death of her friend will be allowed to stay out of prison until the birth of her baby.
Sarah Courtney, 34, from Orrington, Maine, was sentenced to ten years in prison after pleading no contest to manslaughter and aggravated criminal operating under the influence of intoxicants. A Westchester County DWI Lawyer is reviewing the details of this case.
She was driving her SUV in Hampden last year when she missed a curve and crashed the vehicle. Her friend Sarah Eason, 28, was sitting in the passenger seat and died as a result of the crash.
According to prosecutors, Courtney, who is now eight months pregnant, was nearly twice over the legal alcohol limit at the time, Bangor Daily News reported. She also was driving at 57mph in a 45mph zone. A Nyack DWI Lawyer represents clients involved in drunk driving cases.
The women had been visiting bars in Bangor and Brewer just before the crash.
Courtney was sentenced to ten years in prison, with all but two and a half suspended, followed by four years probation for manslaughter.
But she will not have to enter prison until March 1 on account of the fact she is expected to give birth to a baby girl next month.
Courtney's due date is November 22 but her daughter is expected to be delivered earlier due to gestational diabetes. She remains free on $2,000 bail.
The prosecution said that although they thought the plea agreement was fair, he opposed a stay longer than 42 days, the maternity leave granted to female members of the military.
Mary-Lynne Eason of Brewer, the victim's mother, told the judge that 'since the crash, my life has become a nightmare from which I will never wake up'.
She said that because of her daughter's death she could no longer work and was struggling emotionally and economically.
The mother added that Courtney's 'continued refusal to accept responsibility reveals a lot about her character' and urged the judge to impose 'a longer sentence to send a stronger message to the community so no other mother has to stand here'.
Just before being sentenced, Courtney apologized to her friend's family.
'My sorrow and remorse is overwhelming,' she said.
In her obituary, published in April 2013 in the Bangor Daily News, Sarah Eason was described as loved and as someone who accepted people without judgment.
A pregnant woman sentenced to jail time for a DUI conviction involving the death of her friend will be allowed to stay out of prison until the birth of her baby.
Sarah Courtney, 34, from Orrington, Maine, was sentenced to ten years in prison after pleading no contest to manslaughter and aggravated criminal operating under the influence of intoxicants. A Westchester County DWI Lawyer is reviewing the details of this case.
She was driving her SUV in Hampden last year when she missed a curve and crashed the vehicle. Her friend Sarah Eason, 28, was sitting in the passenger seat and died as a result of the crash.
According to prosecutors, Courtney, who is now eight months pregnant, was nearly twice over the legal alcohol limit at the time, Bangor Daily News reported. She also was driving at 57mph in a 45mph zone. A Nyack DWI Lawyer represents clients involved in drunk driving cases.
The women had been visiting bars in Bangor and Brewer just before the crash.
Courtney was sentenced to ten years in prison, with all but two and a half suspended, followed by four years probation for manslaughter.
But she will not have to enter prison until March 1 on account of the fact she is expected to give birth to a baby girl next month.
Courtney's due date is November 22 but her daughter is expected to be delivered earlier due to gestational diabetes. She remains free on $2,000 bail.
The prosecution said that although they thought the plea agreement was fair, he opposed a stay longer than 42 days, the maternity leave granted to female members of the military.
Mary-Lynne Eason of Brewer, the victim's mother, told the judge that 'since the crash, my life has become a nightmare from which I will never wake up'.
She said that because of her daughter's death she could no longer work and was struggling emotionally and economically.
The mother added that Courtney's 'continued refusal to accept responsibility reveals a lot about her character' and urged the judge to impose 'a longer sentence to send a stronger message to the community so no other mother has to stand here'.
Just before being sentenced, Courtney apologized to her friend's family.
'My sorrow and remorse is overwhelming,' she said.
In her obituary, published in April 2013 in the Bangor Daily News, Sarah Eason was described as loved and as someone who accepted people without judgment.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
WRONG-WAY CRASH: NYPD OFFICER'S FAMILY MEMBERS 'WANT TO KNOW WHY'
Original Story: lohud.com
RAMAPO – Tuesday's double fatal head-on crash on the state Thruway has police and family members perplexed about why a New York City police officer reportedly drove the wrong way and slammed into another vehicle driven by a Newburgh chef who only months earlier had lost his wife to cancer.
"I want to know why," Joan Christopher, the distraught stepmother of the officer, Richard E. Christopher, said Tuesday at the family home in Nyack. A Westchester County DWI Lawyer represents victims of car accidents involving negligence.
Christopher, 32, an Army veteran who served in the Middle East and Bosnia before joining the NYPD eight years ago, reportedly was on his way to work when his 2002 Dodge Dakota pickup wound up traveling south in the northbound lanes, colliding head-on in the center lane with a 2003 Honda CRV driven by James B. DeVito, 59, of Airmont.
Both drivers, the sole occupants of their vehicles, were pronounced dead at the scene. Officials said an autopsy and drug and alcohol tests are planned. A Nyack DWI Lawyer is reviewing the details of this case.
The Thruway Authority received a call reporting a blue pickup truck heading the wrong way moments before the crash was reported around 7 a.m. near Exit 15 in Suffern. Officials offered little additional information on the crash Tuesday, saying accident reconstruction investigators were still looking into the incident.
DeVito, a recent widower, was a chef at Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh and was known to his Airmont neighbors as a quiet and friendly man.
"I saw him yesterday," said Alyssa Dubbs, 20, who lives across the street on Mary Beth Drive. "He was outside taking care of his lawn, working on his pool, the flowers in his front yard."
"He was a great guy," added Dubbs. "Nice as could be."
Neighbors said DeVito had three adult stepchildren and a number of grandchildren on whom he doted. His wife, Wilma, died in February after a battle with cancer.
Christopher, who lived with his girlfriend and her child on South Airmont Road, had been involved in prior motor vehicle incidents, including as a passenger in a 2010 drunken-driving crash with an Orangetown police cruiser that injured two officers. Christopher suffered minor injuries while the drunken driver in that crash, Bernard Bohunicky of West Nyack — who had been convicted three times of driving while intoxicated — served three years in prison, according to state records. A New City DWI Lawyer has experience managing a variety of drunk driving cases.
Family members said they were stunned to hear Christopher was accused of driving the wrong way and suggested he might have been misdirected by construction personnel. But there was no indication that was the case.
Police said they were continuing to investigate where Christopher was traveling to and from and where he got on the Thruway in the wrong direction.
Joan Christopher said she felt numb after learning of his death.
"Nobody can replace him because he was something special," she said.
He was a godfather to his sister's daughter, who is deaf, and learned sign language to communicate with her, his family said.
Tuesday's crash was the third wrong-way incident in the area in the past month, and comes weeks after the five-year anniversary of one of the most horrific car crashes in recent memory. On July 26, 2009, Diane Schuler was drunk and high when she drove a minivan in the wrong direction on the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant. She slammed head-on into another vehicle, killing eight people, including four children.
An estimated 360 people each year are killed in wrong-way collisions on the nation's highways, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
Some 60 percent of those crashes involve alcohol and nearly 80 percent occur between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Wrong-way crashes on highways are relatively rare, but are often fatal because they usually involve head-on collisions.
The speed limit on that stretch of the Thruway is 65 mph. Thruway officials said they were monitoring the investigation to determine whether safety measures could be improved.
"We believe that area of the Thruway is clearly marked," Thruway Authority Executive Director Thomas Madison said at a news conference. "The wrong-way aspect of this accident is something we take very seriously."
Anyone with information on Tuesday's crash should call state police at 845-364-0200.
Recent wrong-way crashes:
• On July 15, David A. Gray, a 63-year-old from Connecticut, drove the wrong way on Interstate 684 before being stopped by state police in North Salem. He is facing a host of felony charges, including DWI.
• On July 16, Bronx resident Francisco Herrera, 30, was charged with DWI after he drove the wrong way on the Saw Mill River Parkway and caused a head-on crash.
• On July 23, 2013, Thiells resident Michael Schechel, 69, drove south in the northbound lanes of the Tappan Zee Bridge, causing a five-vehicle crash that killed Hannah Ayeh-Brachie, 56, of Hillcrest. In March he was charged with criminally negligent homicide.
• On Aug. 10, 2013, Michelle Cio, 34, was killed when she drove the wrong way on the northbound Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown and slammed into another car. Police said the Ossining woman's blood-alcohol level was four times the legal limit.
RAMAPO – Tuesday's double fatal head-on crash on the state Thruway has police and family members perplexed about why a New York City police officer reportedly drove the wrong way and slammed into another vehicle driven by a Newburgh chef who only months earlier had lost his wife to cancer.
"I want to know why," Joan Christopher, the distraught stepmother of the officer, Richard E. Christopher, said Tuesday at the family home in Nyack. A Westchester County DWI Lawyer represents victims of car accidents involving negligence.
Christopher, 32, an Army veteran who served in the Middle East and Bosnia before joining the NYPD eight years ago, reportedly was on his way to work when his 2002 Dodge Dakota pickup wound up traveling south in the northbound lanes, colliding head-on in the center lane with a 2003 Honda CRV driven by James B. DeVito, 59, of Airmont.
Both drivers, the sole occupants of their vehicles, were pronounced dead at the scene. Officials said an autopsy and drug and alcohol tests are planned. A Nyack DWI Lawyer is reviewing the details of this case.
The Thruway Authority received a call reporting a blue pickup truck heading the wrong way moments before the crash was reported around 7 a.m. near Exit 15 in Suffern. Officials offered little additional information on the crash Tuesday, saying accident reconstruction investigators were still looking into the incident.
DeVito, a recent widower, was a chef at Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh and was known to his Airmont neighbors as a quiet and friendly man.
"I saw him yesterday," said Alyssa Dubbs, 20, who lives across the street on Mary Beth Drive. "He was outside taking care of his lawn, working on his pool, the flowers in his front yard."
"He was a great guy," added Dubbs. "Nice as could be."
Neighbors said DeVito had three adult stepchildren and a number of grandchildren on whom he doted. His wife, Wilma, died in February after a battle with cancer.
Christopher, who lived with his girlfriend and her child on South Airmont Road, had been involved in prior motor vehicle incidents, including as a passenger in a 2010 drunken-driving crash with an Orangetown police cruiser that injured two officers. Christopher suffered minor injuries while the drunken driver in that crash, Bernard Bohunicky of West Nyack — who had been convicted three times of driving while intoxicated — served three years in prison, according to state records. A New City DWI Lawyer has experience managing a variety of drunk driving cases.
Family members said they were stunned to hear Christopher was accused of driving the wrong way and suggested he might have been misdirected by construction personnel. But there was no indication that was the case.
Police said they were continuing to investigate where Christopher was traveling to and from and where he got on the Thruway in the wrong direction.
Joan Christopher said she felt numb after learning of his death.
"Nobody can replace him because he was something special," she said.
He was a godfather to his sister's daughter, who is deaf, and learned sign language to communicate with her, his family said.
Tuesday's crash was the third wrong-way incident in the area in the past month, and comes weeks after the five-year anniversary of one of the most horrific car crashes in recent memory. On July 26, 2009, Diane Schuler was drunk and high when she drove a minivan in the wrong direction on the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant. She slammed head-on into another vehicle, killing eight people, including four children.
An estimated 360 people each year are killed in wrong-way collisions on the nation's highways, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
Some 60 percent of those crashes involve alcohol and nearly 80 percent occur between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Wrong-way crashes on highways are relatively rare, but are often fatal because they usually involve head-on collisions.
The speed limit on that stretch of the Thruway is 65 mph. Thruway officials said they were monitoring the investigation to determine whether safety measures could be improved.
"We believe that area of the Thruway is clearly marked," Thruway Authority Executive Director Thomas Madison said at a news conference. "The wrong-way aspect of this accident is something we take very seriously."
Anyone with information on Tuesday's crash should call state police at 845-364-0200.
Recent wrong-way crashes:
• On July 15, David A. Gray, a 63-year-old from Connecticut, drove the wrong way on Interstate 684 before being stopped by state police in North Salem. He is facing a host of felony charges, including DWI.
• On July 16, Bronx resident Francisco Herrera, 30, was charged with DWI after he drove the wrong way on the Saw Mill River Parkway and caused a head-on crash.
• On July 23, 2013, Thiells resident Michael Schechel, 69, drove south in the northbound lanes of the Tappan Zee Bridge, causing a five-vehicle crash that killed Hannah Ayeh-Brachie, 56, of Hillcrest. In March he was charged with criminally negligent homicide.
• On Aug. 10, 2013, Michelle Cio, 34, was killed when she drove the wrong way on the northbound Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown and slammed into another car. Police said the Ossining woman's blood-alcohol level was four times the legal limit.
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