Crime & Safety
Asleep in the Center Lane — in his Car
Still running and in drive, just north of Millwood on the Taconic Parkway
NEW CASTLE, NY — A Spring Valley man was found asleep in his car on the Taconic Parkway Jan. 6 — in the middle lane.
A snow plow operator working on the northbound side of the parkway found the car at about 3:43 a.m. just north of the Millwood exit. The man was asleep inside it. He called the cops.
The car was running and in drive. He was still sleeping when state police arrived. A welfare check revealed that he was intoxicated, police said.
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"Thanks to the DOT, no one was injured!" said Public Information Officer Melissa McMorris.
New York State Police charged Daniel Hyppolite, 32, with Driving While Intoxicated, a Misdemeanor, after he provided a positive breath sample that yielded a blood alcohol concentration of .11 percent. He is scheduled to appear in the Town of New Castle Court on Jan. 19.
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