COPAKE, N.Y. (WNYT) — A Columbia County woman has been indicted for allegedly driving drunk and striking a person on a dirt bike.
The crash happened on Aug. 16 at around 12:30 a.m. in the area of County Route 7 and Birch Hill Road in Copake, according to State Police. Troopers responded to the scene, where the operator of the dirt bike was lying unconscious in the road. The victim was taken to Albany Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
Police said witnesses reported a gray Volkswagen operating erratically near the crash. Troopers responded to a residence on Livingston Road in the town of Taghkanic, after they received a call made on behalf of Nicole L. Cooper, 36, of Canaan, reporting an alleged assault…