Driver Arrested After Allegedly Crashing While Intoxicated In Yorktown
By Accident.NEWS
Publish Date: April 27, 2023
arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, failure to maintain lane, speed not reasonable or prudent, and leaving the scene of a property damage auto accident
Yorktown Police Arrest 23-Year-Old for Allegedly Driving While Intoxicated
On Monday, April 24, around 9:30 p.m., Yorktown Police received a report that a vehicle had crashed on Lexington Avenue and that the driver was fleeing on foot, according to the department. Officers arrived at the scene and found the driver a short distance away on Storage Road.
An investigation conducted at the scene determined that the driver, identified as 23-year-old Geovany Aldana Martinez of Mohegan Lake, had allegedly been driving while intoxicated and had failed to maintain his lane while operating at a high speed.
Martinez was then arrested and charged with the following:
- First offense of driving while intoxicated
- Failure to maintain lane
- Speed not reasonable or prudent
- Leaving the scene of a property damage auto accident
Martinez was later released to a responsible adult and will appear in Yorktown Justice Court on Thursday, May 11.
The incident serves as a reminder to always drive sober and responsibly.
Legal Help
If you or a loved one was a victim in this or a similar accident, you may be entitled to financial compensation.
If you would like to speak with an attorney about your potential case, we can connect you with an experienced injury lawyer who will provide you with a free, no-obligation case consultation - an attorney who will advance all case costs and will not collect a fee unless they win your case. Click here to get connected.
Incident at a Glance
- Parties Involved:
- Geovany Aldana Martinez
- Vehicles:
- car
- State:
- New York
- City:
- Yorktown
- Location:
- Lexington Avenue and Storage Road
- Date of Incident:
- 2023-04-24
- Time of Incident:
- around 9:30 p.m.
Lexington Avenue and Storage Road
Legal Disclaimer: The information contained in this article was collected from secondary sources and may not be completely accurate. If you have questions or concerns about this post, please contact us to remedy. Additionally, any legal or medical is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as legal or medical advice. Further, should you choose to utilize this site to find legal assistance, please know that your submission does not constitute an attorney client relationship. Such a relationship will be formed between you and the attorney/firm directly.
Your Voice Matters
Do you have information that can improve this article? We would love to hear it. You can contribute updates and corrections to this article here.
Articles on this site cover stories of loss. We recognize that those involved may be sensitive to the information included in a specific article. We honor most article removal requests made by those directly involved.