Police: Impaired Dutchess County Driver Found With Cocaine

Police say a Dutchess County man was driving while impaired and in possession of cocaine.

On Saturday, New York State Police from Poughkeepsie arrested 38-year-old Steven M. Vollaro of Poughkeepsie for criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, and driving while ability impaired, a violation.

Around 3 a.m. on Saturday, troopers pulled over Vollaro on Vassar Road in Poughkeepsie. During the traffic stop, police allege that the 38-year-old was impaired and in possession of 1.2 grams of cocaine.

Vollaro was arraigned before the town of Pleasant Valley Court and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.

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