Rensselaer man charged with DWI in serious I-890 crash
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SCHENECTADY State Police said they charged a Rensselaer man with drunken driving in connection with a December car accident on I-890 that caused a person to be flown to the hospital with serious injuries.
Police said Colin S. Rochelle, 38, was intoxicated when he was driving eastbound at about 9:30 p.m. Dec. 28 and struck 22-year-old Brittnei A. McFadden’s car head-on between exits 6 and 7 in the city of Schenectady, police said.
McFadden was flown to Albany Medical Center Hospital with serious injuries, and Rochelle was taken to Ellis Hospital.
Rochelle was charged with driving while intoxicated, first-degree unlicensed operation and aggravated vehicular assault, police said.
Suspect in Albany Capitol assault allegedly stabbed victim 5 times
Updated Jan 08, 2021;
Posted Jan 08, 2021
New York s Capitol building is seen from State Street in Albany on Wednesday.Hans Pennink | AP Photo
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By Brendan J. Lyons | Times Union, Albany
Albany, N.Y. A Trump supporter attending a rally outside the Capitol on Wednesday was stabbed multiple times and underwent emergency surgery to repair an eviscerated bowel at Albany Medical Center Hospital.
The suspect, 37-year-old Alexander S. Contompasis of Rensselaer, is accused of stabbing two people during a melee that erupted in East Capitol Park between a group that gathered to support President Donald J. Trump and a smaller group of counter-protesters who showed up, several of them allegedly armed with weapons.
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New York Legislature begins 2021 session as violence erupts outside and in D.C.
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