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Car vs. Signs and Pole, DWI Arrest
On July 21 at 3:27 a.m., a caller reported a car accident near 303 South Broadway, in which a vehicle had struck a utility pole. Tarrytown Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Fire Department were dispatched, and Con Edison notified about downed live wires.
The car was towed and the road was closed due to the wires across the roadway. Both the driver of the vehicle and her passenger were transported to Phelps Memorial Hospital's emergency room.
The driver was placed under arrest for DWI and refused to submit to a blood test. Summonses was issued to the 19-year-old female driver, due in court for arraignment on July 25.
The State DOT was notified about numerous signs knocked down from the accident. A NYS maintenance foreman on the scene said all the signs damaged were NYS property; the signs were removed.
Walking in the Middle of White Plains Road
There were two incidents this week of people walking down the middle of White Plains Road, one blind and one not.
On July 22, someone reported a woman was walking in the middle of the road in the area of the 187 entrance at 3:05 p.m. Officer responded and found the woman happened to be blind and had lost her bearings while out for a walk. He transported her to her residence on South Broadway.
On July 25, a caller reported there was a woman at 6:17 a.m. walking westbound in the middle of the same roadway. An officer spoke with the woman and told her not to walk in the road, and all was reported okay at the time.
Trolling for Pick-Ups?
Security called police on July 23 at 2:37 a.m. to report a suspicious red minivan that had been driving up and down Marymount Avenue trying to pick up female students. Officers located the van and its operator on Main Street and advised him of the complaint.
Note: Police Beat is in no way a complete summary of all Tarrytown Police activities and responses during the listed dates.
