Crime & Safety
Police: Mattituck Man, Muttontown Man Charged With Driving While Intoxicated
Southold Town Police charge two men in two separate incidents of driving while intoxicated over the weekend.
The following information was supplied by the Southold Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions.
• Phillip Wanat, 20, of Mattituck, was charged with driving while intoxicated and unlawful fleeing on Feb. 17 at 1:40 a.m., after police attempted to stop Wanat for a traffic violation on Bergen Avenue in Mattituck and Wanat attempted to flee from the scene, police said. Wanat reached a speed of 85 mph in a 35 mph zone on Bergen Avenue before he eventually turned into a private driveway and stopped, police said. Wanat was found to be intoxicated, was arrested and transported to police headquarters in Peconic where he was held pending arraignment.
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