Crime & Safety
New Rochelle Cops Charge Mt Vernon Building Commish After Crash
Police say he was driving drunk.
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — New Rochelle police accuse Daniel Jones, the Mount Vernon building commissioner, of driving drunk and smashing up his SUV. Officers were called to a crash at the Glen Island Center on Pelham Road, New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said.
Officers found Jones in his wrecked 2017 Ford Explorer at 6:45 p.m., police said. His blood-alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit. No one was injured.
The 46-year-old Brooklyn resident's license was suspended, police said.
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He was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation 2nd degree, DWI first offense and aggravated DWI.
The City of Mount Vernon released the following statement:
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“The City of Mount Vernon takes the reported incident very seriously and is conducting a full investigation into the circumstances. He is receiving the appropriate counseling and care following last night’s incident as well as recent incidents of cyber-bullying and harassment directed at him, which resulted in his filing a police report.”
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