RFH 2010, News

DWI Issued for Hamilton Road Accident

Fri, Apr 30, 2010

A Brookfield man was charged with driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a property-damage accident and other violations following a one-car accident early this morning on Hamilton Road in the Town of Hamilton.

Troopers said Daniel S. Furner, of 2782 Mill Hill Road, Brookfield, was on Hamilton Road at about 4:47 a.m. when the truck he was driving left the west side of the road striking a tree. The police said Furner left the scene of the accident; he was found nearby.

Village police, the Hamilton Fire Department, SOMAC and Colgate University Campus Safety officers assisted. 

Furner was taken to Community Memorial Hospital to be treated for a variety of injuries, according to the Troopers.

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  1. DWI

    Friday, April 30, 2010 Virginia

    The above mentioned DWI incident occurred on my property early this morning. It is a very painful reminder to me that the issue of drinking and driving is a frightfully painful subject that is still not being sufficiently addressed. As long as these incidents continue to occur, the fact is that we need to deal more effectively with drivers who drink. This month was the anniversary of my son Joshua's death. He died while innocently riding his bicycle on my road, when an intoxicated driver hit him head on and killed him instantly. Joshua was 13 year old, and his death created a horrific loss to all who knew him. Since then, there have been other tragedies of this type in my community, and as long as people continue to drive while intocated, we are all at risk. Each year I believe over 15,000 Americans are killed in DWI incidents, about one person every 35 to 45 minutes. I do not call them accidents-it is not an accident-it is a choice one makes to drive intoxicated that produces these incidents. There are those who think that this is not an issue in our community, and to them I say that this morning's incident is just one more reminder that we must not deny the reality of this problem.I do not write this to single out the driver of this particular incident, but rather to alert all of us to the possible consequences when we choose to drink and drive. Please think before acting, and arrange a designated driver.

  2. DWI and hypocrisy

    Monday, May 10, 2010 Gardner

    I was completely shocked when I heard about this. A Hamilton police officer getting arrested for a DWI and leaving the scene of an accident? That is something I would expect from an irresponsible 21-year-old, but certainly not an officer of the law, especially in this community where we have had tragedies involving DWI, such as the one mentioned above. Also, who can forget the accident in November of 2000 that resulted in the death of four students? I find it disconcerting that a police officer in this town would do the same thing he is supposed to be patrolling the roads for. How can you get more hypocritical than being a local police officer and then get arrested for a DWI? Moreover, what kind of an example is this man setting? A police officer is supposed to be someone you can trust, look up to and feel safe around. How are the people in this community supposed to feel safe when one of their police officers is breaking the law, and a very dangerous one to be breaking, at that? At my job I do a lot of driving in the town of Hamilton while I'm working. This officer pulled me over one night while I was working for, according to him, running two stop signs. Anyone that knows me can vouch for me in saying that I am a very cautious driver. I was busy at work at the time, so I could have run the signs, but I firmly believe that I didn't. When he spoke to me he said "it looked like I didn't give a shit" when I supposedly went through the stop signs. Apparently he "didn't give a shit" that he was breaking the law too. I'm going to feel much safer driving the streets at night knowing there will be one less person off the roads who was drinking and driving.