3 Arrested During St. Patrick's Day Crackdown In Red Hook

RED HOOK, NY — Red Hook police cracked down on drunken drivers during St. Patrick's Day and Friday.

The Red Hook Police Department said Fnu Zadou, 52, of Red Hook was stopped at 7:15 p.m. Thursday on Route 9G after an erratic vehicle complaint.

Police said he was found to be driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.23 percent, which was nearly three times the legal limit.

Zadou was charged with aggravated DWI and two counts of driving while intoxicated, all misdemeanors. He was processed and released on tickets with a future court date.

Shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday, Joseph D. Terpening, 30, of Red Hook, was stopped for a vehicle and traffic infraction. He was found to have a 0.20 percent blood alcohol content — more than double the legal limit.

He was charged with aggravated DWI and two counts of driving while intoxicated, all misdemeanors, and was released on tickets with a future court date.

On Friday, shortly before 1 a.m., Red Hook police tried to stop Joseph R. Pasqualina, 27, of Tivoli, for a traffic infraction, but he attempted to flee from the officers.

He crashed his car into a telephone pole and fled on foot, police said.

After a pursuit, officers said they used a stun gun to take him into custody.

Pasqualina was found to be driving with a suspended driver's license from a prior DWI arrest and was intoxicated by alcohol at the time.

He was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a felony, and two counts of driving while intoxicated, unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, reckless driving and resisting arrest, all misdemeanors.

Pasqualina was processed and released on tickets with a future court date.