Peloso
GOSHEN – A Campbell Hall man was sentenced in Orange County Court on Monday to 12 years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision by Judge Robert Freehill for injuring two police officers and others following a high-speed chase in the towns of New Windsor and Newburgh.
Christopher Peloso, 29, was convicted after a bench trial of attempted aggravated assault on a police or peace officer, four counts of assault, eight counts of reckless endangerment, four counts of criminal mischief, two counts of driving while under the influence of alcohol, unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an incident without reporting, and resisting arrest.
District Attorney David Hoovler said Peloso’s conduct could have resulted in one or more deaths.
“The Peloso case is just a terrible case where an individual put all of his interests above that of everyone else’s on the road,” the DA said. “He led police on a high-speed chase and ultimately a police officer’s career was ended shortly as a result of an injury sustained during that high-speed chase.”
That officer was a Town of Newburgh policeman.
Peloso led police on a high-speed chase after officers tried to pull his modified pickup truck over for a traffic infraction. The chase ended on Route 747 after Peloso intentionally rammed three police cars and continued to escape apprehension. During the chase, he also hit a civilian’s vehicle, injuring two people inside.
