On March 8, 2026, at approximately 3:44 a.m., New York State Police from the Cortlandt Barracks (SP Cortlandt) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling northbound on N. James Street in the City of Peekskill for a violation of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.
During the stop, the operator, identified as Jorge Quizhpi, 47, of Peekskill, New York, displayed signs of intoxication. Standardized Field Sobriety Tests were administered, which Quizhpi subsequently failed. Further investigation revealed that a child, age 4, was in the vehicle at the time of the stop.
Quizhpi was taken into custody and transported to SP Cortlandt for processing, where he refused to submit to a chemical breath test. The child was safely released to a sober third party.
As a result of the investigation, Quizhpi was charged with the following:
Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger (Leandra’s Law), a class E felonyDriving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanorVehicle and Traffic Law violation
Quizhpi was arraigned in Westchester County Centralized Arraignment Court and released on his own recognizance. He is scheduled to appear before the City of Peekskill Court on March 12, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.