Connecticut man arrested for DWI with a B.A.C. three times the legal limit following a traffic stop on the Thruway.

New Rochelle, NY – On July 23, 2022, at approximately 6:20 p.m., State Police stopped a vehicle on I-95 in the city of New Rochelle for multiple vehicle and traffic violations.  The driver of the vehicle, Ismael G. Mercado-Palma, 50, of Greenwich, CT, was found to be intoxicated.  He was taken into custody, transported and processed at SP Tarrytown where his blood alcohol content was determined to be 0.24%. 

Mercado-Palma was charged with Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated; an Unclassified Misdemeanor.  He was turned over to a sober third party and released on appearance tickets returnable to the City of New Rochelle Court on August 30, 2022, at 9:30 a.m.