SHRUB OAK – A State Police investigator from Putnam Valley faces charges of DWI and leaving the scene of an accident following a crash on East Main Street in Shrub Oak.
Troop K spokeswoman Trooper Krystal Paolicelli identified the suspect as 51-year-old Richard Miller who is assigned to the State Police troop that patrols New York City.
Police said shortly after 8 p.m. on Thursday evening patrols responded to Hudson Valley Hospital Center at Peekskill Cortlandt for a report of a hit-and-run collision.
Paolicelli said an investigation determined that Miller’s Chevrolet sedan allegedly struck the rear of a vehicle that was stopped at a red light and fled the scene. A witness told troopers the vehicle continued south toward Crompond Road before parking in the Hudson Valley Hospital parking lot.
Patrols searched the parking area and located Miller, who was taken into custody on charges of driving while intoxicated when observed with signs of alcohol impairment. He was transported to the State Police barracks at Cortlandt and was issued an appearance ticket returnable in Cortlandt Town Court on January 5 before being released to a third party.
Paolicelli said no injuries resulted from the crash which remains under investigation.
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