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Drunk Driver Busted Going Wrong Way On I-395 In Norwich: Police Drunk Driver Busted Going Wrong Way On I-395 In Norwich: Police
Drunk Driver Busted Going Wrong Way On I-395 In Norwich: Police A Rhode Island man was arrested after allegedly driving the wrong way on I-395 while under the influence, state police said. John Turo, 22, of Westerly, was taken into custody early Saturday, Jan. 25, near Exit 11 southbound in Norwich, Connecticut State Police said. Related: Alleged Drunk Norwich Driver Clocked At 130 MPH Because He Was In Hurry To See Cat, Police Say Troopers responded to a 911 call around 2 a.m. about a driver heading north in the southbound lanes. When they arrived, they found a vehicle stopped on the shoulder, facing the wrong direction. Turo was behind the wheel a…
Driver Indicted In Crash That Killed Vikings Rookie, 2 Former Teammates In Upper Marlboro Driver Indicted In Crash That Killed Vikings Rookie, 2 Former Teammates In Upper Marlboro
Driver Indicted In Crash That Killed Vikings Rookie, 2 Former Teammates In Upper Marlboro A woman has been charged in a 13-count indictment for the crash in Prince George's County that claimed the lives of Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jcakson and two former teammates last year. The 24-year-old Wise High School graduate was the front seat passenger in a Dodge Charger involved in a crash in July 2024 in Upper Marlboro. Isaiah Hazel, 23, and Anthony Lytton, Jr., 24, both of Upper Marlboro, also died. This week, Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced that Cori Clingman, who was 23 at the time of the crash, is responsible for the crash an…
Drunk Driver Causes Hebron Power Outage, Route 66 Closure After Hitting Utility Pole: Cops Drunk Driver Causes Hebron Power Outage, Route 66 Closure After Hitting Utility Pole: Cops
Drunk Driver Causes Hebron Power Outage, Route 66 Closure After Hitting Utility Pole: Cops A single-car crash early Thursday morning snapped a utility pole in half, draped power lines across Route 66, and led to the arrest of a local driver for driving under the influence. Gabriel Brown, 26, of East Hampton, was driving a gray Ford Crown Victoria when he crashed into the utility pole around 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, near 426 West Main St. in Hebron, Connecticut State Police said. The crash forced authorities to close the highway while crews worked to clear the scene. Brown told responding troopers he wasn’t injured, but officers quickly noticed signs of impairment, including …
Fatal Crash In Pawling Claims Life Of Local Woman; Alcohol Suspected, Police Say Fatal Crash In Pawling Claims Life Of Local Woman; Alcohol Suspected, Police Say
Fatal Crash In Pawling Claims Life Of Local Woman; Alcohol Suspected, Police Say A two-car crash in Dutchess County has claimed the life of a local woman, police reported. The incident occurred at 7:05 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, near the intersection of Old Quaker Hill Road and Meeting House Road in Pawling. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, upon arrival, deputies discovered Lisa M. Gutierrez, age 52, of Pawling, suffering from life-threatening injuries.  Gutierrez was transported to Danbury Hospital, where she later died on Tuesday, January 14, Watterson said. The driver of the second vehicle, a Ford pickup truck, was uninj…
Reading Toddler Killed, Mom And Suspected Drunk Driver Hospitalized: PSP Reading Toddler Killed, Mom And Suspected Drunk Driver Hospitalized: PSP
Reading Toddler Killed, Mom And Suspected Drunk Driver Hospitalized: PSP A toddler was killed and two adults were hospitalized after a DUI crash on Bernville Road (Route 183) in Penn Township, Berks County, early Friday morning, Jan. 3, Pennsylvania State Police said. The crash happened in the northbound lane of the 5900 block of Bernville Road, at 4:59 a.m. on, PA State PoliceReading detailed in a release. A 2017 GMC Savanadriven by 55-year-old Bernard Scherr,  was heading south when he crossed the double yellow line and struck a 2008 Ford Edge head-on, PSP Trooper Joseph Guiliano explained. Scherr's vehicle caught fire after the collision. He had been …
Drunken, Wrong-Way Driver Going 75 MPH Admits To Jericho Crash That Killed 2 Teens Drunken, Wrong-Way Driver Going 75 MPH Admits To Jericho Crash That Killed 2 Teens
Drunken, Wrong-Way Driver Going 75 MPH Admits To Jericho Crash That Killed 2 Teens A Long Island man formally confessed to causing a drunken, wrong-way crash that claimed the lives of two 14-year-old boys and injured two other teens. Amandeep Singh, 36, of Roslyn, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges in Nassau County Court on Friday, Jan. 3. Singh admitted that he was speeding, intoxicated, and high on cocaine when he crashed his pickup truck head-on into a car with four teenagers on North Broadway in Jericho on the night of May 3, 2023. The crash killed Ethan Falkowitz and Drew Hassenbein, both 14. Two other teens suffered serious injurie…
Double Trouble: Second DUI Arrest Made After Passenger Flees Traffic Stop In Dunkirk: Sheriff Double Trouble: Second DUI Arrest Made After Passenger Flees Traffic Stop In Dunkirk: Sheriff
Double Trouble: Second DUI Arrest Made After Passenger Flees Traffic Stop In Dunkirk: Sheriff A Calvert County traffic stop spiraled into chaos when a passenger, instead of calling for a ride as instructed, took the wheel and made a wild getaway—while allegedly drunk himself, officials said. It all started late last month when a sheriff's deputy spotted a vehicle swerving along Route 260 near Brickhouse Road in Dunkirk, prompting him to stop the driver.  According to a spokesperson from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office, After pulling the car over, officers discovered the driver, Jervis Jerome James, 52, of Glenn Dale, smelled strongly of alcohol.  Field sobriety tests …
Crashes, Dangerous Driving, Multiple DWIs Occur In Putnam Over Holiday Weekend Crashes, Dangerous Driving, Multiple DWIs Occur In Putnam Over Holiday Weekend
Crashes, Dangerous Driving, Multiple DWIs Occur In Putnam Over Holiday Weekend Several people, including Connecticut residents, were apprehended for impaired driving over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in the Hudson Valley, including several incidents involving crashes and dangerous driving behaviors, authorities announced. The arrests, which occurred in Putnam County between Tuesday, Nov. 26, and Wednesday, Dec. 4, were announced by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday. The first of the incidents happened on Nov. 26, when deputies were dispatched to a two-car crash on Route 311 in Patterson near McManus Road North.  According to the Sheriff's Offic…
DUI Driver From NJ Who Killed Bride Delivers Desperate Apology Before Sentencing DUI Driver From NJ Who Killed Bride Delivers Desperate Apology Before Sentencing
DUI Driver From NJ Who Killed Bride Delivers Desperate Apology Before Sentencing A former New Jersey resident has been sentenced to prison time in a golf cart crash that killed a bride and injured her groom on their wedding night in April 2023. Jamie Lee Komoroski, 26, a Hunterdon County native, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday, Dec. 2, after pleading guilty to reckless homicide, felony DUI causing death, and two counts of felony DUI causing great bodily injury in South Carolina. Komoroski drunkenly rear-ended the golf cart that 34-year-old Samantha Miller and her new husband, Aric Hutchinson, were riding in, in Folly Beach, SC. Police have s…
Southern State Hit-Run: Bay Shore Man Charged With DUI After Crashing Into Cruisers In Babylon Southern State Hit-Run: Bay Shore Man Charged With DUI After Crashing Into Cruisers In Babylon
Southern State Hit-Run: Bay Shore Man Charged With DUI After Crashing Into Cruisers In Babylon A man faces a driving under the influence charge after police say his Toyota RAV4 struck two New York State Police vehicles on Long Island. The crash occurred just after midnight on Saturday, Nov. 16 on the eastbound lanes of the Southern State Parkway near exits 39 and 40S in Babylon. The driver, Jaikaran Ramrookum, age 73, of Smithtown, allegedly struck the police vehicles while troopers were investigating a separate crash involving a 2018 GMC Acadia that had collided with a Department of Transportation light tower in a work zone.  The driver of that vehicle, Jared Robinson, age 32,…
Lexington Park Driver Charged For Fatal Rollover Crash With Unrestrained Children: Sheriff Lexington Park Driver Charged For Fatal Rollover Crash With Unrestrained Children: Sheriff
Lexington Park Driver Charged For Fatal Rollover Crash With Unrestrained Children: Sheriff Months after a violent rollover crash claimed the life of a child in Southern Maryland, a woman was arrested and charged, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced. Lexington Park resident Ashley Nicole Nolan has been charged in an 18-count indictment by the Circuit Court for offenses that include negligent manslaughter for the March crash. At approximately 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, units from the sheriff's office on patrol were called to the intersection of Point Lookout Road and Chingville Road in Leonardtown, where they found a Honda Odyssey upside down after rolling over a…
Man Driving Drunk Slams Into Cruiser On Long Island Expressway In Ronkonkoma: Police Man Driving Drunk Slams Into Cruiser On Long Island Expressway In Ronkonkoma: Police
Man Driving Drunk Slams Into Cruiser On Long Island Expressway In Ronkonkoma: Police A man who was driving drunk on the  Long Island Expressway slammed into a police cruiser and then another vehicle involved in an earlier crash overnight, according to authorities. The incident happened just before 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, in Ronkonkoma. Jose Martin Abeu Jr., age 28, of Brentwood, was driving a 2020 Honda sedan on the eastbound near Exit 58, when he crashed his vehicle into the rear of the stopped police vehicle that had been directing traffic after a prior crash, and then into a 2008 Ford F150 that was involved in the original crash. The…
Driver Busted For Fourth DUI After Stealing Cadillac From Boss' Dealership In Stafford: Sheriff Driver Busted For Fourth DUI After Stealing Cadillac From Boss' Dealership In Stafford: Sheriff
Driver Busted For Fourth DUI After Stealing Cadillac From Boss' Dealership In Stafford: Sheriff An allegedly intoxicated man who hatched a harebrained scheme to get back at his boss in Stafford County is behind bars for his fourth DUI offense, according to the sheriff's office. Stafford resident Terry Bober was back in a familiar spot over the weekend after stealing a Cadillac from his boss' business and taking off. A spokesperson from the sheriff's office said that shortly before midnight on Sunday, Aug. 25, a deputy was called to Auto Chiefs on Tyler Von Way in Fredericksburg. Google Maps street view An employee, identified by witnesses as Bober, stole the Cadillac that belo…
NYPD Sergeant From Hudson Valley Charged With DWI, Hit-Run NYPD Sergeant From Hudson Valley Charged With DWI, Hit-Run
Nypd Sergeant From Hudson Valley Charged With DWI, Hit-Run An NYPD sergeant from the Hudson Valley was charged with DWI and hit-and-run following a pursuit with the New York State Police on the Palisades Interstate Parkway. The incident occurred in Rockland and Orange counties on Sunday, Aug. 4, in Haverstraw and Highlands. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, around 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, troopers received word of a hit-and-run on the Palisades Parkway in the town of Haverstraw. A trooper located the vehicle, a 2009 Honda traveling north near exit 13. The trooper initiated a traffic stop, but the driver refused to pull …
Woman Driving On Wrong Side Of Road In New Canaan Charged With DUI: Police Woman Driving On Wrong Side Of Road In New Canaan Charged With DUI: Police
Woman Driving On Wrong Side Of Road In New Canaan Charged With DUI: Police A woman was nabbed for alleged DUI after police say she was found driving erratically on the wrong side of the road in Fairfield County. The incident occurred in New Canaan on Tuesday, July 30, on Smith Ridge Road. According to Lt. Mark DeFelice of the New Canaan Police, Rosa Maria Hernandez Depaniagua, age 52, of Norwalk, was arrested after police received a 911 call reporting an erratic driver. When officers arrived, they found Hernandez Depaniagua driving on the wrong side of Smith Ridge Road and pulled her over, DeFelice said. "While speaking with Hernandez Depaniagua, offic…
Drunk Man Slams Into Boulder, Tree Seriously Injuring Teen, Police Say Drunk Man Slams Into Boulder, Tree Seriously Injuring Teen, Police Say
Drunk Man Slams Into Boulder, Tree Seriously Injuring Teen, Police Say A crash that left a teen with "severe injuries" has landed a man serious charges, East Cocalico Township police announced Wednesday, July 17.  Maxim Antonio Mannino, 21, of Denver, PA, has been charged with the following according to the police and confirmed by court documents: Felony Aggravated Assault by Vehicle While DUI. Misdemeanor Recklessly Endangering Another Person.  Misdemeanor Driving Under the Influence - General Impairment or Incapable of Driving Safely - First Offense. Misdemeanor DUI: Highest Rate of Alcohol (Bac.10 - <.16) First Offense. Summary&…
3 Charged During Huntington Sobriety Checkpoint 3 Charged During Huntington Sobriety Checkpoint
3 Charged During Huntington Sobriety Checkpoint Three people have been accused of driving drunk during an overnight sobriety checkpoint at a busy Long Island intersection. The detail was conducted in the LIRR parking lot at the corner of Route 110 and Church Street in Huntington from 11 p.m. Friday, July 5, to Saturday, July 6, at 2 a.m. Police officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Highway SAFE-T Team (Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team) conducted the joint operation with New York State Police troopers and Suffolk County Sheriff's Department deputies.   A total of 359 vehicles w…
Troubling Video Shows Trooper Slammed To Ground In Double DUI Crash On I-495 Troubling Video Shows Trooper Slammed To Ground In Double DUI Crash On I-495
Troubling Video Shows Trooper Slammed To Ground In Double DUI Crash On I-495 Harrowing video shows the moment a Virginia State Trooper was slammed to the ground in a crash caused by two DUI drivers on I-495. Trooper C. Aziz is seen speaking to Erica D. Bernard, 43, of Albright, WV, who was stopped in the northbound lanes near Exit 52 in Fairfax County around 3 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, Virginia State Police said. Moments later, Joanna F. Hatch, 35, of Arlington, pulls up in a Jeep Cherokee and hits a tractor-trailer that had stopped due to the travel lane being closed by the sedan, State Police said. The impact of that crash caused the Jeep to spin around an…
Woman Charged With DUI In Wilton After Hitting Mailbox, Police Say Woman Charged With DUI In Wilton After Hitting Mailbox, Police Say
Woman Charged With DUI In Wilton After Hitting Mailbox, Police Say A Fairfield County woman has been accused of driving drunk after she allegedly backed into a mailbox and failed field sobriety tests. Kiana Diaz, age 26, of Newtown, was busted in Wilton on Range Road at 12:08 a.m. on Monday, April 1. According to Lt. Anna Tornello, of the Wilton Police, police on the scene found that Diaz had backed a 2024 blue Kia Seltos in a mailbox.  During an investigation, it was determined that Diaz was exhibiting several signs of alcohol impairment and was asked to perform field sobriety tests which she failed, Tornello said. Diaz was charged w…
Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Head-On I-95 Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Maryland: State Police Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Head-On I-95 Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Maryland: State Police
Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Head-On I-95 Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Maryland: State Police A 29-year-old Baltimore woman heading in the wrong direction was killed in a head-on crash with a tractor trailer on I-95, state police say. Officers from the JFK Memorial Highway Barrack were called at around 4 a.m. on Sunday morning in Baltimore County, where there were reports of a speeding Acura heading in the wrong direction southbound on I-95 in White Marsh. According to investigators, Courtney Yvette Dunston was driving a 2009 Acura north in the southbound lanes of the interstate before she was killed crashing head-on with a tractor trailer near exit 67. The crash was reported a…
Woman Driving Drunk, Wrong Way Nabbed After Vehicle Bursts Into Flames On CT Roadway: Police Woman Driving Drunk, Wrong Way Nabbed After Vehicle Bursts Into Flames On CT Roadway: Police
Woman Driving Drunk, Wrong Way Nabbed After Vehicle Bursts Into Flames On CT Roadway: Police A woman was apprehended outside a vehicle that had burst into flames after police say she was driving the wrong way while intoxicated on a Connecticut roadway. The incident happened in Hartford County just before 3 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 on I-384 in Manchester. Connecticut State Police Troop H in Hartford received multiple calls reporting a wrong way driver traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes. Troopers then received additional reports that the same vehicle was on fire in the left lane, prior to the Exit 1 entrance ramp to I-384 eastbound. Responding troopers located the vehicle…
Drunk Central PA Man Who Struck Dead Woman In Crosswalk Turns Himself In, Police Say Drunk Central PA Man Who Struck Dead Woman In Crosswalk Turns Himself In, Police Say
Drunk Central PA Man Who Struck Dead Woman In Crosswalk Turns Himself In, Police Say Over two months after Emily Compton was struck dead the man accused of hitting her has turned himself in, authorities announced on Thursday, Nov. 2. Douglas Lee Gibb, 64, of Carlisle turned himself over to authorities at Magisterial District Judge Birbeck's office on Oct. 30.  Emily C. Compton, 72, also of Carlisle, was two blocks from her home when Gibbs struck her in the crosswalk on Hanover Street at the intersection with East South Street at 12:36 p.m. on Aug. 29, police explained.  Officers with the Carlisle Fire Department and Cumberland Goodwill EMS helped Emily at the scene. She h…
Woman Swerving In Traffic In New Canaan Nabbed For Driving Under Influence, Police Say Woman Swerving In Traffic In New Canaan Nabbed For Driving Under Influence, Police Say
Woman Swerving In Traffic In New Canaan Nabbed For Driving Under Influence, Police Say A New York woman is being accused of driving under the influence after she was stopped for swerving into oncoming lanes of traffic in Fairfield County. Northern Westchester County resident Shirley Wishnie, age 70, of South Salem, a hamlet of Lewisboro, was charged around 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, July 27 after the incident in New Canaan. After receiving reports of the swerving vehicle, New Canaan Police officers caught up with Wishnie in the area of Main Street and East Avenue. During a traffic stop, an investigation resulted in the detection of impairment, said Lt. Marc J. DeFelice, o…
NY Man Admits Killing Friend In South Jersey DWI Crash: Prosecutor NY Man Admits Killing Friend In South Jersey DWI Crash: Prosecutor
NY Man Admits Killing Friend In South Jersey DWI Crash: Prosecutor A 21-year-old man from Westchester County, NY, has pleaded guilty to killing a friend while driving impaired in South Jersey, authorities said. Anthony Lorenz, of Ossining, NY, entered the plea Wednesday, April 6 in Superior Court in Mount Holly to charges of vehicular homicide, assault by auto and driving while intoxicated, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina.  Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Lorenz will serve six years in New Jersey State Prison in exchange for the plea, and must complete 85 percent of the term before being considered for parole. …
DA: Mustang Driver Facing Homicide While DUI Charge In Deadly PA Crash DA: Mustang Driver Facing Homicide While DUI Charge In Deadly PA Crash
DA: Mustang Driver Facing Homicide While DUI Charge In Deadly PA Crash A 62-year-old North Wales man who was over the speed limit in a November car crash has been charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI after his 57-year-old passenger died, authorities said Wednesday. John Rufe was behind the wheel of a 2018 Ford Mustang when he turned left onto Main Street at nearly 55 miles per hour, hitting a Range Rover around 9:15 p.m. Nov. 6 in Collegeville, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Collegeville Borough Police Chief Barton Bucher said. "The heavy acceleration applied by Rufe continued as the Mustang proceeded into a slight curve in …
22-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Maserati Crash Was Under Influence, Stamford Police Say 22-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Maserati Crash Was Under Influence, Stamford Police Say
22-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Maserati Crash Was Under Influence, Stamford Police Say A 22-year-old Fairfield County man who died this week from injuries sustained from a fiery crash in a Maserati was allegedly driving drunk, police said. Officers from the Stamford Police Department responded to the intersection of Westhill Road and Westover Road at approximately 8:10 p.m. on Monday, June 22, police said. Stamford PD Sgt. Jeffrey Booth that Stamford resident Diego Ubillus was speeding in a 2016 Maserati while driving westbound on Westhill Road near the intersection of Westover Road. Ubillus then crossed over into the wrong side of the road, traveling westbound in the eastbou…
Woman Faces DUI Charge After New Canaan Crash Woman Faces DUI Charge After New Canaan Crash
Woman Faces DUI Charge After New Canaan Crash A woman involved in a two-car crash in Fairfield County had a blood alcohol content nearly five times the legal limit, police said. Officers from the New Canaan Police Department responded to the intersection of New Norwalk Road and East Avenue shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27, where there was a report of a crash. According to police, while speaking with one of the drivers, Westport resident Anna Petite Lee, 59, officers detected signs of impairment. She proceeded to fail standardized field sobriety tests and a breathalyzer at New Canaan Police Headquarters found she had a bloo…
Vomit-Covered Man Asleep Behind Wheel In Westchester Busted For DWI, Police Say Vomit-Covered Man Asleep Behind Wheel In Westchester Busted For DWI, Police Say
Vomit-Covered Man Asleep Behind Wheel In Westchester Busted For DWI, Police Say A vomit-covered man from Long Island asleep behind the wheel of a parked car on a busy Westchester street was allegedly driving while impaired, police said. An officer from the Scarsdale Police Department was on patrol shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, when he spotted a 2019 Honda Accord parked in the right southbound lane of Post Road with the engine running and key fob inside the vehicle. Police said that the driver was in the front seat, behind the wheel, sleeping and covered in what appeared to be vomit. Additional officers were called to the scene, but failed to wake him up seve…
Three Westchester Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Three Westchester Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops
Three Westchester Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops More than a dozen motorists were taken off the road by New York State Police troopers for alleged impaired driving. Local residents charged include:  Westchester County On Saturday, July 20, State Police from Stormville arrested Shane A. Lesniak, 46, of Yonkers, for DWAI Drugs, and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, both misdemeanors. He was traveling on the Taconic State Parkway in East Fishkill, when he was stopped for a violation of the vehicle and traffic law. Investigation revealed he was under the influence of drugs, and in possession of a small amount of Ketamine. …
100 Deadliest Days Campaign Focuses On Dangers Of Distracted Teen Driving 100 Deadliest Days Campaign Focuses On Dangers Of Distracted Teen Driving
100 Deadliest Days Campaign Focuses On Dangers Of Distracted Teen Driving With Memorial Day in the rearview mirror, AAA is cautioning that the holiday kicked off the “100 Deadliest Days” for teen drivers on area roadways. Over the past five years, nearly 3,500 people have been killed in crashes involving teen drivers during the 100 Deadliest Days - the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day - when the number of crash fatalities involving a teen driver historically rise.  According to AAA, from 2013 through 2017, the major factors contributed to teen crashes during the summer includes speeding (28 percent of incidents); drinking and driving (17 percent) or…
Stop For Failure To Stay In Lane Leads To DUI Charge For New Canaan Woman, Police Say Stop For Failure To Stay In Lane Leads To DUI Charge For New Canaan Woman, Police Say
Stop For Failure To Stay In Lane Leads To DUI Charge For New Canaan Woman, Police Say A New Canaan woman is facing DUI charges after police say she was pulled over for failing to stay in the proper lane. New Canaan Police say they observed a motorist fail to stay in the proper lane when traveling on Smith Ridge Road on Saturday, May 18 around 9 p.m. A traffic stop was initiated, and the driver, identified as Afina Etergino, 51, of New Canaan, was displaying signs of impairment, according to police. Etergino was asked to participate in a series of field sobriety tests, which police say she did not pass. Etergino was arrested and transported to police headquarters for proces…