Crime & Safety
Pulled From Snowbank, Charged With DWI For 3rd Time In 10 Years
The 25-year-old has been convicted twice in the past decade of driving drunk, state police said.
NEWBURGH, NY — A 25-year-old whose car slid on a patch of ice into a snowbank Wednesday now faces a felony charge of drunken driving. New York State troopers saw the car disabled in the snowbank at the intersection of Mill and Renwick streets at 3:30 a.m.
Police said the driver, Juvencio Martinez-Rodriguez of Newburgh, appeared to be impaired by alcohol. Rodriguez failed several sobriety tests and was taken into custody. He submitted to a chemical breath test which indicated his BAC to be .21 percent.
He did not have a valid drivers licence. State police also discovered that he had been charged and convicted for drunken driving twice before in the past 10 years.
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Martinez-Rodriguez was charged with three felonies: Aggravated DWI, DWI with a conviction in the past 10 years, and first-degree Aggravated Unlicensed Operator. He was issued an appearance ticket to the City of Newburgh Court with a return date of Jan. 23.
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