Two arrested for DWI crashes





GUILDERLAND — Two Guilderland men were involved in unrelated crashes Sunday and were both arrested for driving while intoxicated.

The drivers weren’t seriously injured in the crashes, although the Jaws of Life — a set of tools used to cut metal and extricate a person trapped in a car — had to be used in both cases.

On Sunday at 12:44 a.m., Guilderland Police say Ryan P. Glennon, 18, hit two parked cars on Vosburgh Road with his pickup truck.

Glennon, who was alone in his truck, then drove west on Route 20 and, just west of the Pineview Drive intersection, hit a guardrail, said Lieutenant Curtis Cox. Glennon’s truck flipped into a ditch, Cox said.

After the guardrail crash, Glennon was trapped inside his truck with multiple injuries, Cox said. Emergency workers used the Jaws of Life to get him out of the truck, police say.

Glennon, who lives at 203 Pinewood Drive, in Guilderland, was taken to Albany Medical Center. A spokesperson at the hospital told The Enterprise Wednesday that she had no information available about Glennon’s condition, which probably means he was released from the hospital earlier.

Glennon was intoxicated at the time of the accidents, Cox said, and he was later arrested for driving while intoxicated.

He was also charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, and multiple vehicle and traffic violations. More charges are pending, Cox said, since Glennon is under age and was possibly drinking at a public place.

Also on Sunday, Wesley M. Trumpler, 24, crashed his car on Route 146 in Guilderland Center, near Depot Road.

Trumpler, who lives at 26 Brandle Road, outside of Altamont, was intoxicated and speeding, Cox said. His car spun in a circle, knocked down a telephone pole, and then hit a tree, Cox said.

The Jaws of Life were used to extricate Trumpler’s passenger from the vehicle, police say. The current condition of the passenger is unknown, Cox said.

Guilderland paramedics and the Altamont Rescue Squad took both Trumpler and his passenger to Albany Medical Center where they were treated for injuries.

Trumpler was later charged with driving while intoxicated, Cox said, and more charges are expected.

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