A 20-year-old Cortlandt Manor man is faces a felony charge of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle after he was involved in a personal injury two-car crash on Crompond Road in the city of Peekskill last night.
Peekskill police arrested Shaymar Stewart and charged him with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor count of driving while intoxicated and various other traffic violations after he allegedly drove his Ford Explorer into a Dodge Neon in the vicinity of the 1700 block of Crompond Road.
Police said the accident happened at about 10:13 p.m. when Stewart crashed his vehicle, before flipping it over on its passenger side.
The driver of the Neon was transported to a local hospital for leg pain.
Police said a check of Stewart's record revealed that he had a prior DWI conviction. Stewart was arraigned and released to reappear in Peekskill city court.