Police: Drunk Driver Crashed Into a Tent in Ulster

Police are accusing a man of being intoxicated when he crashed his car into a tent at an Ulster County campground.

The Ulster County Sheriff's Office charged Yuriy Plesnik, 32, of Stoughton, MA with reckless endangerment, a felony; reckless endangerment of property, aggravated driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .18% or greater, misdemeanors; and a violation of harassment.

Authorities responded to the CYM Ukranian Camp in the Town of Wawarsing late Saturday evening for a report of a car that struck a tent. An investigation revealed that Plesnik drove his vehicle into another camper's campsite, starting doing donuts with the car, lost control and hit an occupied tent.

An altercation ensued which led to Plesnik allegedly threatening the use of a firearm. When being interviewed by police it was determined he was driving his vehicle in an intoxicated state.

Plesnik was arrested and transported to the Wawarsing Substation. The defendant was arraigned in the Town of Rochester Justice Court and remanded to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 secured bond.