Police: Intoxicated Driver Crashed into Building in Newburgh [PHOTOS]

Police say an intoxicated driver crashed into a building early Monday morning in the Town of Newburgh.

Around 2:30 a.m., Town of Newburgh Police received a report of a car that crashed into a building located at 583 Route 32 in the Town of Newburgh. Police say the vehicle was traveling west on Fostertown Road. The road ended and the driver failed to turn. The car then crossed over Route 32 and struck the Local Ironworkers Local 417 building.

An investigation determined that the driver, identified as 36-year-old Daniel Hornbeck, of Wappinger Falls, was driving while intoxicated. He was subsequently charged with a misdemeanor DWI.

Police say Hornbeck had a passenger with him, an unnamed male. Both were extricated from the car by the Cronmer Valley Fire Department. The driver was transported to a local hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Authorities say no one was inside the building when the car crashed into it.

Hornbeck was given an appearance ticket and is due in Town of Newburgh Court March 28.