Police: Port Chester Driver Charged WIth DWI After Nearly Running Down Several Cops

officers say they had to jump for their lives when a car driven by an accused drunken driver came speeding toward them on Weber Drive Tuesday morning as they were investigating a neighbor dispute on the street.

No one was injured in the 12:20 a.m. incident, but police said it was a very close call for village officers.

Police said Kafele Carty, 22, of 186 Grace Church St. was driving a 2002 Acura on Weber Drive and failed to stop for police officers who were on the street. At the time, police were checking out a report from a Port Chester woman that a neighbor had set a dog upon her. That incident is still under investigation.

As police officers recovered from the near-miss, a village officer chased Carty in a police car and stopped him on Midland Avenue. Police said Carty was found to be intoxicated.

Carty was charged with:

- Driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor.

- Aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

- Driving a car that was unregistered.

- And, failing to yield to pedestrians – the police officers.

Police also contacted White Plains police about Carty, who was found to be wanted on charges from that city.