Local law enforcement agencies in Dutchess County including the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Police, City of Beacon, City of Poughkeepsie, Town of Fishkill, Town Pine Plains, Town of Poughkeepsie, and the Villages of Red Hook, Millerton, and Wappingers Falls Police Departments collaborated in a joint effort to reduce the number of impaired drivers on Dutchess County roadways as part of a High Visibility Community Engagement Campaign that ran from March 16 to March 20, 2022. The five-day effort resulted in the arrests of 21 persons for various DWI related charges.

These coordinated details were funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee and the NYS STOP-DWI Foundation, which once again awarded the Dutchess County STOP-DWI Program with a “High Visibility Community Engagement Campaign” grant for the 2021-2022 crackdown enforcement periods. The objective of this continued enforcement grant is to revitalize and enhance the visibility of the STOP-DWI Program through coordinated multi-agency impaired driving enforcement details during identified statewide engagement periods. Efforts also include the assignment of certified Drug Recognition Experts (DRE) to aid in the identification and apprehension of drivers impaired by drugs other than alcohol.

Dutchess County STOP-DWI Coordinator William C. Johnson stated “With enforcement efforts being ramped up throughout the St Patrick’s Day Crackdown period, the message is clear. These preventable behaviors and choices which are a serious safety threat to everyone on our roadways remain a targeted priority in Dutchess County. Simply have a plan to get home safely before you go out”

The following persons were charged during the effort:

• Lopez, Roberto , age 28 of Poughkeepsie (Town) NY charged with DWI (Misdemeanor)
• Galdamez, Mejia, Samuel , age 37 of Poughkeepsie (City) NY charged with DWI (Misdemeanor)
• Guzman- Liazrazo, Natalia age 19 of Beacon NY charged with DWAI (Violation)
• Persley, Kevin age 72 of Hyde Park NY charged with DWI (Misdemeanor)
• Sherburn, Hazel age 58 of Saugerties NY charged with DWAI (Violation)
• McKenna, Jon age 41 of Fishkill NY charged with DWI (Misdemeanor)
• Greene, Dashawn age 46 of Poughkeepsie (City) charged with DWI (Misdemeanor)
• Hague, Michael age 30 of Kingston NY charged with DWI (Misdemeanor)
• Alger, William age 22 of Red Hook NY charged with DWI (Misdemeanor)
• Torres, Caridad age 45 of Bronx NY charged with DWI (Misdemeanor)
• Schroeter, Jeniece age 33 of Red Hook NY charged with DWI (Misdemeanor)
• Bombard, Ainsley age 25 of Walkill NY charged with DWI (Misdemeanor)
• Mchugh, Angel age 25 of Woonsocket RI charged with DWI (Misdemeanor)
• Robinson, Latoya age 38 of Poughkeepsie (City) NY charged with Aggravated DWI (Misdemeanor)
• Call-Chub, Juan age 25 of Kingston NY charged with DWI (Misdemeanor).
• Bard, Max Amillion age 26 of Poughkeepsie (Town) NY charged with DWI (Misdemeanor) and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the 1^st degree (Felony)
• Rosa, Michelle M age 37 of Wappinger Falls NY charged with DWI (Misdemeanor)
• Gonzalez-Lopez, Ervin age 29 of Poughkeepsie NY charged with DWI (Misdemeanor) and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the First Degree (felony)
• Zaduo, Fnu age 52 of Red Hook NY charged with Aggravated DWI (Misdemeanor)
• Terpening, Joseph age 30 of Red Hook NY charged with aggravated DWI (Misdemeanor)
• Pasqualina, Joseph D. age 27 of Tivoli NY charged with DWI (Misdemeanor) Aggravated Unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree (felony), Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle (Misdemeanor) , Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor ) and Resisting Arrest (Misdemeanor)

*All subjects arrested and charged are alleged to have committed the crime and are presumed innocent until proven guilty and are to appear in local courts at a later date.