Crime & Safety

Drunk Man Looking At Phone Drove Over Lawn: Cops

The incident involved a West Haverstraw resident in a Hillcrest neighborhood, Ramapo police said.

Car veers across lawn and stops at deck
Car veers across lawn and stops at deck (Ramapo Police Department)

HILLCREST, NY — A West Haverstraw man faces a drunk driving charge in Ramapo town court after an incident in Hillcrest. According to police the man was looking at his phone while driving; looked up and saw a police officer; and ended up careening across a lawn right up to a house.

The officer arrested the driver, 36-year-old Rudy Sandoval-Lemus.

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