Cortlandt Manor Man Charged with Two Felonies After Drunk Driving Crash

Yorktown Police report the arrest of a 38 year old Cortlandt Manor resident who is charged with Driving While Intoxicated with a prior DWI conviction within the past ten years and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the First Degree, both Class "E" Felonies, Refusing to Submit to a Preliminary Breath Test and Failure to Keep Right, both Traffic Infractions.
 
On January 13, 2018 at about 4:58 pm, Yorktown Police received a call for a two car motor vehicle accident in the area of Old Crompond Road and Pine Grove Court.  Sgt. Kolkmann, P.O. Ellsworth, PO Campion and PO Hannigan responded to the scene to investigate.  Upon arrival an investigation was conducted by PO Ellsworth and it is alleged that the driver of one of the vehicles was driving while intoxicated. A routine driver’s license check was conducted which revealed that the defendant was allegedly driving while his operating privileges were revoked for a prior DWI conviction within the past ten years. It is further alleged that the defendant failed to keep right and refused a preliminary breath test on scene.
 
The defendant was arrested and transported to Yorktown Police Department where he was processed on the above charges. He was arraigned by the Honorable Salvatore Lagonia, who remanded him to the Westchester County Jail without bail.  The defendant is due to appear in Yorktown Court on January 16, 2018 at 6:00 pm.