Crime & Safety

Carmel Man Faces DWI Charge in Cortlandt

Police allege he was driving erratically.

On May 31, 2015, New York State Police from the Cortlandt Barracks arrested James P. Galvin-Bersig, 34, for Driving While Intoxicated, a Misdemeanor.

Troopers stopped a vehicle after it was observed failing to keep right of the double yellow line. An investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle, identified as Galvin-Bersig, was intoxicated at the time of the stop.

The Carmel resident provided a breath sample that revealed a Blood Alcohol Content of .17 percent and was issued traffic tickets directing him to appear in the Town of Cortlandt Court on June 12.

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