An early-morning crash Monday sent a car down a 100-foot embankment off the Palisades Parkway in North Rockland. DailyVoice.com says 26 year-old Steven Beleno of Blooming Grove appears to have lost control of his car when he was reportedly cut off by another car, causing him to swerve and plunge down an icy embankment north of exit 13 around 4:07 Monday morning. He was charged with DWI after showing signs of impairment, but he reportedly refused to submit to a blood-alcohol test. Crews from the Thiells Fire Department, State Police, Haverstraw EMS, and Rockland County Medics used 250 feet of 2½-inch hose as a rescue line to reach Beleno and an unidentified passenger. Beleno was sent to Nyack Hospital to treat injuries, and he is due back to State Police barracks in Haverstraw at a later date for processing.
Brewster Man Arrested Asleep in Tractor on NYS Thruway
A Brewster man was arrested Saturday night on the New York State Thruway in Westchester after he was found asleep at the wheel of a tractor with a snowplow attached, blocking the ramp to get onto the Sprain Brook Parkway. State Police say the 47 year-old was blocking the eastbound exit 3 ramp onto the Sprain in Elmsford when they arrived. Troopers woke the man up and was reportedly so drunk he was unable to perform standard field sobriety tests. Police took him to the Tarrytown station where he was registered 0.22% blood alcohol level. Police say the tractor was not only unregistered, but the man also didn’t have a license. He was arrested and charged with Aggravated DWI, Unlicensed Operation of a motor vehicle, and several vehicle and traffic violations. He is due in the Elmsford Village court on February 26th.
Fire Destroys Home in Pomona
A fire at a home in the town of Ramapo engulfed the property, but the home was empty at the time and thankfully there were no injuries reported. The home on Summit Park Road in Pomona was engulfed in flames Sunday night around 10PM. The Spring Hill Community Ambulance Corps said on social media that high winds and freezing temperatures required several ambulance units to support the volunteer firefighters who were battling the blaze. No word yet on the cause of the fire.