Alden man charged with DWI after chain-reaction crash on I-…

Car Crash New York Today in New York, New York: A 34-year-old Alden man was charged with Driving While Intoxicated after a chain-reaction crash on the New York State Thruway (I-190) southbound in the Town of Tonawanda around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. A state trooper was on the scene of a one-car crash involving a Dodge Charger when a Dodge Ram driven by James Phalen struck a Ford Focus, which then hit the parked state police cruiser, pushing it into the Charger. The trooper, who was standing in the roadway, jumped over the center concrete barrier onto the northbound lanes to avoid being hit. No injuries were reported.