NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Harry Kyreakedes, 27, a first-year New Rochelle Police officer will be charged with vehicular manslaughter following a fatal single vehicle collision early Monday morning in White Plains, sources say.

Kyreakedes Blood Alcohol Content was 0.23, well above the legal limit, according to White Plains Public Safety Commissioner David Chong.

Kyreakedes graduated from the Westchester County Police Academy on December 18, 2015.

Isaac “Hooshie” Ward, 27, the sole passenger in the vehicle was killed on impact. He was taken to White Plains Hospital Center, where he was pronounced Dead on Arrival.

According to their Facebook pages, Kyreakedes and Ward were friends from Dobbs Ferry.

A black Jeep Cherokee driven by Kyreakede crashed into a tree on Mamaroneck Avenue. The charges will likely include a Driving While Intoxicated Charge, according to a high-ranking source with knowledge of the case.

“The investigation is being handled by White Plains PD,” said New Rochelle City Manager Charles B. Strome.

“This is an active investigation,” Chong said. “We’ll have to find out where they were coming from and where they were headed to.”

“It’s a stark reminder to everyone of the dangers of drinking and driving,” added Chong.

White Plains PD requested the assistance of the Westchester County PD Accident Investigation Unit, according to WCPD spokesperson Kieran O’Leary.

There are no signs that Kyreakedes applied the brakes prior to impact. He had to be cut out of the vehicle by White Plains firefighters, sources say. He was rushed to Westchester Medical Center where he underwent surgery. He suffered severe damage to his legs, according to one source.

The incident occurred shortly after 3:00 a.m.

The area on Mamaroneck Avenue near the Pedigree Ski Shop was closed off to traffic this morning awaiting investigators from New Rochelle PD and WCPD.</s>A New Rochelle Police officer will be charged with vehicular manslaughter following a fatal auto collision early Monday morning in White Plains. The black Jeep Cherokee crashed into a tree on Mamaroneck Avenue.

Start the conversation, or Read more at New Rochelle Talk.</s>An off-duty New Rochelle police officer has been charged with vehicular manslaughter after a deadly crash in White Plains.Investigators say Officer Harry Kyrakeades had a blood-alcohol content three times above the legal limit when he crashed his Jeep into a tree.27-year-old Isaac Ward, a passenger in the officer's car, was rushed to the hospital where he later died.Kyrakeades was driving his personal vehicle at the time of the crash. He was taken to Westchester County Medical Center where is he undergoing surgery for serious leg injuries.At this point, it is unclear how fast Kyrakeades was travelling, but the roads were wet at the time.Kyrakeades is a rookie cop who graduated from the academy in December 2015.His SUV has been impounded and the investigation continues.</s>Prosecutors say a police officer was off-duty and drunk when he crashed his vehicle into a tree in a suburb north of New York City, killing a friend who was riding with him.

Twenty-seven-year-old Harry Kyreakedes (kehr-uh-KEE'-deez) was charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated following the Monday morning accident in White Plains that claimed the life of 27-year-old Isaac Ward.

David Chong, the Westchester County city's public safety commissioner, says Kyreakedes had a blood-alcohol content of 0.23 percent when he crashed his Jeep into a tree around 3 a.m.

Ward was unresponsive when he was rushed to White Plains Hospital Center, where he later died. Kyreakedes underwent surgery for serious injuries to his legs.

Kyreakedes joined the city of New Rochelle Police Department about a year ago. It couldn't be determined if he has lawyer.</s>An off-duty police officer from a suburb of New York City faces vehicular manslaughter and drunk-driving charges after he crashed his jeep into a tree early Monday morning, killing his lifelong friend who was in the passenger's seat.

Harry Kyreakedes, 27, was found to have a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit when he rammed his black Jeep Cherokee into a tree on Mamaroneck Avenue in New Rochelle at 3am, WCBS-TV reported on Monday.

His friend, 27-year-old Isaac Ward, was unresponsive when he was rushed to White Plains Hospital Center, where he later died.

Kyreakedes underwent surgery for serious injuries to his legs.

'The officer preliminarily did have a blood alcohol level of .23, which is close to three times the legal limit,' said White Plains police Commissioner David Chong.

Police said Kyreakedes, 27, a rookie with the force for a year and a half, lost control of the Jeep.

'It hit a parking meter, a traffic sign, and then crashed into a tree on Mamaroneck Avenue,' Chong said.

Those who knew Kyreakedes, who lived in nearby Dobbs Ferry, said he was a 'good kid' who made a 'bad mistake.'

Ward was also remembered fondly by locals.

'He'd come in here, hang out after [softball] games. He was a great guy,' Maurice Gilberti, the owner of Sam's Restaurant in Dobbs Ferry, told The Journal News.

Kyreakedes and Ward lived just a few hundred yards from each other.

'Officers take an oath to protect,' added Chong.

'It's a stark reminder, certainly for my officers who responded to the accident and realized it was an officer from another jurisdiction.'

'It's a stark reminder of the dangers of drinking and driving.'</s>WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — An off-duty New Rochelle police officer has been charged after his passenger was killed in a Monday morning crash in White Plains.

It happened around 3 a.m. when 27-year-old Harry Kyreakedes crashed his Jeep Cherokee into a tree on Mamaroneck Avenue, according to White Plains Public Safety Commissioner David Chong.

Authorities say Kyreakedes had a blood-alcohol content of .23, nearly three times the legal limit.

His passenger, 27-year-old Isaac Ward, was transported to the local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Kyreakedes was also transported to the hospital where he underwent surgery to his legs.

He has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated.

Roads in the area were slick from the rain, police say. It is unknown how fast Kyreakedes was driving.</s>An off-duty New Rochelle police officer has been charged following a fatal car crash that left a Dobbs Ferry man dead, White Plains police officials said.

Police were on scene at Mamaroneck Avenue and Rutherford Street after receiving reports of a motor vehicle accident just after 3:00 a.m. Monday.

Officers found a heavily damaged 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee against a tree, a the New Rochelle Public Safety Commissioner said. A nearby parking sign and meter were also knocked down.

The truck's driver screamed for help, while the passenger was unreponsive. Authorities said cops called the fire department to help extricate the 27-year-old men from the crashed vehicle.

The passenger, Isaac Ward, went into cardiac arrest. Paramedics performed CPR before taking him to White Plains Hospital, where the Dobbs Ferry resident was prounounced dead shortly before 3:40 a.m, officials said.

The driver, Harry Kyreakedes, was taken to Westchester Medical Center, where he underwent surgery for serious leg injuries. He is expected to survive.

Kyreakedes is an off-duty New Rochelle police officer. In a statement to NBC New York, White Plains Police Department City Manager Chuck Strome said the 27-year-old has been with the department for a little over a year.

His blood alcohol content was allegedly three times the legal limit at the time of the accident, authorities said. Once out of surgery, Kyreakedes will be charged with vehicular manslaughter in the second degree and driving while intoxicated.

The Jeep has been impounded, and the investigation is ongoing.</s>The transfusion ward has been set up on the 11th floor

KEM, the city’s biggest civic hospital, has started a first-of-its-kind ward specifically for patients who need regular blood transfusions.

Patients suffering from blood cancer, thalassaemia and haemophilia require blood transfusion on a regular basis, and many such patients visit the hospital from across the state. Due to overcrowding, they would be forced to sit outside the haematology ward or share beds.

Now, a separate day care ward has been formed on the 11th floor of the building for these patients alone. Hospital dean Dr Avinash Supe said the new ward is meant for adult patients, while paediatric patients will continue to be treated in the original haematology ward.

“This is the first-of-its-kind adult day centre for patients suffering from blood diseases. No other hospital under BMC has formed such a centre.

Patients who need blood transfusion can come directly to the centre and after transfusion, they can go back in the evening. This will decrease the rush of patients,” said Dr Supe.

“We often get patients who are in pain and start crying. As there was no separate ward for children and adults, the paediatric patients would get scared. So, this separate ward has been now constituted,” said a haematologist.

One the families that have already benefited from the new ward is Haria Dave and her 27-year-old thalassaemic son, who came for treatment from Currey Road.

“Earlier, we had to wait from morning for the blood transfusion and, due to lack of bed, after the transfusion, I had to wait outside the ward on the floor with my son. But now, thanks to the separate ward, it has become easier. In fact, beds are also available for patients,” she said.
A first-year New Rochelle Police officer crashed his Jeep into a tree, killing passenger Isaac "Hooshie" Ward. He will be charged with vehicular manslaughter as his Blood Alcohol Content was above the legal limit (newrochelletalk)