Orangetown Police Say They had to Wake Driver and then Catch Up Before DWI Arrest

The Orangetown Police Department arrested Kyle Adam Grant of West Nyack for DWI at 3 a.m. Jan. 11.

Grant, 20, was in front of a marked police vehicle at a red light on Veterans Memorial Highway in Pearl River. The light cycled two times from red to green and Mr. Grant failed to move his vehicle, police said.

The officer engaged his lights to conduct a traffic stop. He found Grant asleep at the wheel with vehicle running and in drive position.

The officer knocked on the window in an effort to wake up the driver; and, after numerous attempts, the driver did wake up —and drove away.

The officer folowed and again conducted a vehicle stop. The driver initially pulled over; but, as the officer approached, the suspect again began to drive away.

Police said the driver—Grant—was finally stopped by officers at Old Middletown and Rockland roads. An officer speaking with Grant noted a strong smells of alcohol and marijuana. Grant failed field sobriety tests at the scene and was brought to Orangetown Police Department for processing, then Grant submitted to a blood test and was brought to Nyack Hospital for it.

Grant was charged with DWI and failure to comply with an officer and will return to Orangetown Justice Court Feb. 17.