Deputy Injured in Hit and Run Crash

A Mechanicville man was arrested on multiple charges after allegedly injuring a deputy during a hit and run crash. 

Thomas Fogarty, 51, allegedly struck a deputy driving a marked Saratoga County Sheriff’s Patrol car with a Toyota pickup truck. The incident occurred at the intersection of Kinns and Peirce Roads in Clifton Park around 4:39 a.m. the morning of Nov. 22. 

The deputy was transported to Saratoga Hospital with an arm injury and later released. After the collision, Fogerty is alleged to have fled the scene down Twilight Drive but was caught and arrested by deputies. He refused a chemical test at the time of his arrest. 

“I am extremely grateful that our deputy wasn’t seriously injured,” said Sheriff Michael H. Zurlo. “The number of DWI arrests we have seen this year have been off the charts and a lot of them have been related to crashes. It’s a troubling trend; there is never a good reason to get behind the wheel of a vehicle intoxicated or impaired.”

Fogarty was charged with 5th degree possession of a controlled substance, leaving the scene of a personal injury motor vehicle crash, DWI, failure to stop at a stop sign, failure to yield right of way at a stop sign, and refusal to take a preliminary breath test. He was arraigned in Halfmoon Town Court and released on his own recognizance pending further proceedings. 

Fogarty’s arrest was one of 10 DWI arrests county wide, between Friday Nov. 21 and Sunday 23 according to Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office press releases and blotter reports from the New York State Police. 

The arrests come as the state increases DWI enforcement due to the Thanksgiving holiday.