Yorktown Man Gives Officer Fake Name: PD

YORKTOWN, NY — A Yorktown man was accused of giving a police officer a fake name after being in a car crash.

The Yorktown Police Department said Piotr Czajkowski, 40, of Yorktown, was charged Wednesday with false personation and second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, misdemeanors, and unlicensed operator and following too closely, traffic infractions.

Police said, shortly after 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, there was a report of an auto accident on Route 303.

Czajkowski was one of the drivers who was involved, police said, but he couldn't produce a driver's license.

He gave the officer a name and date of birth, which turned out to be someone whose driving privilege was suspended.

Police issued Czajkowski traffic tickets and he was released.

Further investigation found that the name and birthdate Czajkowski gave the officer were not his.

The officer obtained Czajkowski's actual name and date of birth and discovered that he, too, had a license that had been revoked, police said.

Czajkowski gave the officer false information to conceal his real identity, police said.

On Wednesday, he was arrested for false personation and taken to police headquarters for processing.

Czajkowski was issued an appearance ticket and released to appear Jan. 20 in the Yorktown Justice Court.