Police: Unlicensed Driver Who Almost Hit Cars In Ulster County Impaired By Drugs

An unlicensed driver in Ulster County is accused of driving impaired by drugs, in possession of heroin and more.

On Wednesday around 4:15 p.m., a 911 call reported a car heading north on Route 9W in the Town of Esopus that nearly hit oncoming traffic.

Deputies from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office soon found the car. The driver, 26-year-old Daniel J. Gibbs of Kingston, was allegedly driving while impaired by drugs, with a suspended New York State Driver's License and in possession of drug paraphernalia, a hypodermic needle, and a quantity of heroin.

Gibbs was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a felony, operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument, all misdemeanors, and several traffic infractions.

Gibbs was arraigned in the Town of Esopus Justice Court and remanded to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 secured bond.

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