State Trooper Charged With DWI After Corning-Area Crash

An off-duty New York State trooper was charged with DWI following an early-morning crash in Steuben County.

Authorities say 27-year-old Alex Krawczyk of Painted Post was arrested Thursday morning.

According to state police, Krawczyk was driving a vehicle that went off Paultney Street in the village of Riverside, west of Corning, around 2 a.m.

Investigators say the vehicle struck two trees and overturned.

Police say Krawczyk and a passenger, 26-year-old Shaun Fallon of Painted Post, were taken to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. They were being treated for what were described as non-life threatening injuries.

Officials say Krawcyk has been a state trooper for less than two years. He is assigned to the state police in Painted Post.