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911 Call, Traffic Stop Leads To DWI, Drug Charge For East Fishkill Woman
EAST FISHKILL, N.Y. -- An East Fishkill woman was charged with driving under the influence and other drug charges on Monday after New York State Police received 911 calls of an erratic driver on Old Hopewell Road.
Lisa A. Cortina, 40, was stopped by troopers after receiving the 911 complaints around 8:30 p.m. in the area of Old Hopewell Road and Presidential Way, state police said.
During the stop, troopers could tell that Cortina was impaired by drugs and in possession of several ziploc bags that contained marijuana, oxycodone, and alprazolam, police said.
Cortina was charged with felony …
Scarsdale Neurologist Sentenced To Prison In $580K Tax Fraud
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Westchester neurologist with a private practice in Manhattan was sentenced to four months in federal prison on Monday for cheating on his taxes.
Scarsdale resident David S. Younger, 62, pleaded guilty in May for falsely deducting more than $580,000 in personal expenses -- including golf and country club dues, property taxes for his home, and the purchase of a Mickey Mantle baseball card -- as business expenses in 2007 and 2008, said Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Younger, a board-certified neurologist, was caught after h…
Motorcyclist In Critical Condition Following Route 118 Crash In Somers
SOMERS, N.Y. -- A Peekskill motorcycle rider remains in critical condition after he and a Yonkers man were hit by a car in Somers on Thursday.
Jonathan Daniels, 25, of Peekskill, was riding with three other motorcyclists when Jonathan Welsh, 19, of Somers, backed out of a driveway on Route 118 (Tomahawk Street), striking two of the motorcycle riders, said New York State Trooper Melissa McMorris.
Daniels received critical injuries and was transported to Westchester Medical Center. The other rider, Richard Tota, 25, of Yonkers, received injuries to his arm. He was also transported to Westches…
