DWI Arrests On The Taconic Parkway, Route 6

Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. reports recent intoxicated driver arrests by members of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department.

At 5:47 p.m. Nov. 14, Sergeant Timothy Keith, while patrolling Route 6 in Southeast, said he saw a vehicle commit a traffic violation. Sergeant Keith initiated a traffic stop; and upon further investigation concluded that the driver, 48-year-old Fredy Munoz-Mendez was intoxicated.

Munoz-Mendez was placed under arrest and transported to the Putnam County Correctional Facility for processing. He was charged with Driving While Intoxicated (Misdemeanor) and released on his own recognizance. Munoz-Mendez was issued an appearance ticket returnable to the Town of Southeast Justice Court.

At about 9 p.m. Nov. 21, Deputy Matthew Shelters, while on a STOP DWI Crackdown Enforcement Patrol Detail, said he saw a vehicle commit traffic violations in the area of Pudding Street and the Taconic State Parkway. Then he saw the vehicle, speeding, bounce off of a curb on the right side of the roadway, and slam into the center guard-rail. Deputy Shelters made contact with the driver, who was the only occupant of the vehicle. Upon further investigation the officer concluded that the driver, 21-year-old Luis R. Alonzo Santos, who was not injured in the crash, was intoxicated.

Deputy Shelters alleged that Alonzo-Santos resisted arrest. He was eventually placed into custody and transported to the Putnam County Correctional Facility for processing. Police allege that while at the Putnam County Correctional Facility, Mr. Alonzo-Santos provided officers with a false name.

Alonzo-Santos was processed and charged with:

• Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
• Driving While Intoxicated (Misdemeanor)
• Driving while having a BAC in excess of .08 (Misdemeanor)
• Resisting Arrest (Class A Misdemeanor)
• False Personation (Class B Misdemeanor)
• and other Vehicle and Traffic Law violations

Mr. Alonzo-Santos was arraigned by the Honorable Justice Louis Dicarlo, of the Town of Putnam Valley Justice Court. Justice Dicarlo sent Alonzo-Santos to the Putnam County Correctional Facility on $3,500 cash-bail/ $7,000 bail-bond. Alonzo-Santos posted bail and is due back in the Town of Putnam Valley Justice Court.