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STOP-DWI Enforcement Effort Runs February 5 – 8
Oswego County police agencies will participate in a special statewide enforcement effort to crack down on impaired driving over the Super Bowl weekend.
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Oswego Daily News
Scriba Board Votes To Abolish Elected Highway Superintendent Position
The Scriba Town Board voted Wednesday night to approve a local law to abolish the position of elected town highway superintendent. The town supervisor is now empowered to appoint someone to the position, with confirmation of the town board. Several in the audience bemoaned that condition. Voters will have their say early next February.
Fulton Daily News
Levea Sentenced To 6 – 18 Years For 2009 Fatal Crash
William Levea will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. The 80-year-old Fulton man was sentenced today in Cayuga County Court to 6 to 18 years in prison. He was initially charged with second-degree murder in connection with the Nov. 20, 2009, drunk driving accident that claimed the life of Christopher Spack, 41.
Oswego Daily News
Students Get A Sobering Message As Prom/Graduation Season Nears
The Oswego High School prom is Saturday night. However, this morning (May 7), juniors and seniors gathered to view a macabre demonstration of what could go wrong if alcohol and driving become part of the night.
Fulton Daily News
Syracuse Man Arrested in Fulton for DWI Under Leandra’s Law
Fulton Police announced Monday the arrest and ticketing of a man under Leandra’s Law, which makes it a felony to drive drunk when a child is in the car.
Police allege they stopped Jeffrey J. Bryant’s car for going 41 miles an hour in a 30 mile an hour zone on the Broadway bridge. In the car with him were an adult woman and a three month old child.
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Granby Man Charged With Fleeing Police, DWI
A Granby man was charged under the state’s new “Todeschini law” for allegedly fleeing a police officer on Sunday morning.
Community
New Law Cracks Down on DWI Offenders
New York recently took another important step toward tougher penalties for DWI offenders. Leandra’s Law was signed by the Governor last week. Leandra’s Law makes driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol with a child a felony. The law also makes New York one of a dozen states to require all convicted drunken drivers use an ignition interlock device, which prevents them from driving their car if they are drunk.
Fulton Daily News
Fulton Officer’s Car Hit By Alleged Wrong-Way Drunken Driver
A Fulton Police Department vehicle was involved in a crash with a car driven by a man police say was drunk and driving the wrong way on a one-way street.
Fulton Police allege that officer Jeremy Algarin was driving along S. Fourth St. at about 9:12 p.m. Thursday when his car was hit by a vehicle driven by Peter Wahlstrom of Fulton.
Fulton Daily News
Fulton Police Arrest Man For DWI, Arrest Friend Who Came To Try To Bail Him Out For DWI
Sometimes, police have to go looking for alleged drunken drivers. Sometimes, the drivers come to them. This time, Fulton Police got one of each.
Community
City of Fulton Police Department Reports 2009 “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.” Crackdown
The City of Fulton Police Department in coordination with Oswego County STOP DWI today announced their intentions to participate in The national Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest. crackdown that launches on August 21 and includes the use of sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols, especially during high-risk nighttime hours.