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Driving While Intoxicated

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Police: Southold Man Hits Telephone Poles; Charged With DWI

Southold Town Police charge a Southold man with drunk driving after a Friday night car accident.

The following information was supplied by the Southold Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. David Riddell, 35, of Southold, was charged with driving while intoxicated on May 18 at 10:02 p.m. after he left the roadway and struck two telephone poles, police said. After investigation, Riddell was found to be intoxicated, arrested for DWI and transported to Eastern Long Island Hospital for minor injuries sustained in the accident, police said. He was released a short time later and was transported to police headquarters in Peconic pending arraignment.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Police: Bayside Man Charged With DWI in Cutchogue

Southold Town Police report a May 13 DWI charge.

The following information was supplied by the Southold Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. Constantinos Andreakos, 33, of Bayside, was charged with driving while intoxicated on May 13 at 8:11 p.m., after Southold Town Police stopped him for failing to maintain his lane on Route 25, police said. Andreakos was found to be intoxicated, was arrested and transported to police headquarters in Peconic where he was held to await arraignment.

Sharon Sailor

10:44 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Not like the locals don't do the same thing!   more ›

Monday, May 14, 2012

Police: Two Charged with DWI on Sunday

Southold Town Police charge two drivers with driving while intoxicated this past weekend.

The following information was supplied by the Southold Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. • Gerald Leskody, 50, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was charged with driving while intoxicated on May 13 at 6:14 p.m. after he was involved in a motor vehicle accident on Eugenes Road in Cutchogue and was found to be intoxicated, police said. The defendant was arrested, transported to police headquarters in Peconic and held pending arraignment. • Carrie McCabe, 38, of Cutchogue, was charged with DWI, expired registration and unregistered vehicle on May 13 at 7:24 p.m., after police responded to a call of an erratic driver operating a vehicle westbound on Route 25 in the Mattituck area, …

Monday, May 7, 2012

Police: Three DWI Charges on Sunday

Southold Town Police charge three people with driving while intoxicated this past weekend.

The following information was supplied by the Southold Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. • Raymond Warenik III, 19, of West Islip, was charged with driving while intoxicated on May 6 at 3:51 a.m. on Route 25 in Mattituck after police stopped him in a 2009 Dodge to question him about a criminal mischief incident that had occurred earlier in the evening, police said. He was found to be operating his vehicle while impaired by alcohol and was arrested, transported to police headquarters in Peconic, processed, and released on cash bail to return to Southold Town Justice Court at a later date, police said. • Andrea D. Seitz, 28, of Middle Island, was charged with DWI on May 6…

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Police: Mattituck Man Drives Drunk, Hits House, Then Flees Scene

Southold Town Police charge a Mattituck man with DWI after he hit a house on Cox Neck Road and fled the scene.

The following information was supplied by the Southold Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. Stephen J. Tuthill Jr., 23, of Mattituck, was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident in Mattituck on April 28 at 10:21 p.m. Police said Tuthill was operating a 2009 Honda west on Westphalia Road, when he failed to stop at an intersection, crossed over Cox Neck Road and struck a guy wire, a tree, and a house. Tuthill then left the scene and was located at his residence shortly thereafter, police said. He was found to be intoxicated, arrested, transported to police headquarters in Peconic and held for arraignment.

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Erin Schultz

3:58 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012

John Barta said on Facebook: "I dont think he fled but Billy joel did that once...where was he?"   more ›

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Police: East Marion Woman Charged With DWI

Southold Town Police charge an East Marion woman with driving while intoxicated.

The following information was supplied by the Southold Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. Corinne Fitting, 53, of East Marion, was charged with driving while intoxicated on Saturday at 1:59 a.m., after she was observed crossing over the yellow line on Route 48 in Greenport, police said. Fitting admitted to drinking prior to driving  and failed roadside sobriety tests, police said. She was arrested and transported to police headquarters in Peconic where she was processed and lodged.

forward thinking

8:26 pm on Sunday, May 20, 2012

horrendously - myopia.- Both are symptomatic of too much liberal Input. bty it was not about other people - just drunk driving idiots.   more ›

Friday, April 20, 2012

Crimes Nearby: DWIs Across the East End

The following information was supplied by Suffolk County and East End police departments. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt.

MILLER PLACE-ROCKY POINT • Vincent Spielman, 27, of Coram, was arrested April 12 in Mt. Sinai and charged with first offense DWI. Spileman was operating his 2000 Chevrolet on Route 25A and School Street when he was arrested for DWI for driving over the speed limit and failing to maintain his lane, Police said. • Nicholas Provenzano, 25, of Rocky Point, was arrested April 12 in Lake Grove and charged with seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Provenzano was arrested in the parking lot of the Smith Haven Mall. • Ann Susan Micari, 59, of Rocky Point, was arrested April 10 and charged with petty larceny. Micari allegedly stole numerous fashion jewelry items from a location on 25A in Rocky Point. RIVERHEAD • Damon Strong…

MaryAnn

10:43 am on Saturday, April 21, 2012

I heard on WLNG this morning that 3 kids from Mattituck Jr. High were arrested for drugs , thats all I caught, is there anymore to this statement? Maybe who they are or something more? Thank you !   more ›

Monday, March 19, 2012

Police: Southold Mother Charged With DWI Under Leandra’s Law

Southold Town Police charge a Southold woman, who was traveling with her two children in Mattituck Sunday night, with aggravated driving while intoxicated.

The following information was supplied by the Southold Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. Elizabeth Strauss, 38, of Southold, was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated under Leandra’s Law and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child on Sunday at 9:40 p.m., after police stopped her for a traffic violation on Route 25 in Mattituck, police said. Strauss was traveling with her two children under the age of 15 in the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop, police said. After investigation revealed that Strauss was intoxicated, she was arrested and transported to police headquarters in Peconic where she was held overnight pending arraignment, police said. …

Monday, March 12, 2012

Police: Laurel Man Charged With Driving Drunk in Cutchogue

Southold Town Police charge a Laurel man with driving while intoxicated in Laurel on Sunday.

The following information was supplied by the Southold Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. Karl Novak, 55, of Laurel was charged with driving while intoxicated on March 11 at 7 p.m., after police responded to an anonymous report of a possible drunk driver in a 2007 Chevy pickup truck heading west on Route 48 in Cutchogue, police said. Police observed Novak failing to stay within a traffic lane on Route 48 and found him to be intoxicated, police said. Novak failed roadside sobriety tests, was arrested and transported to police headquarters in Peconic where he was processed and lodged in a cell awaiting arraignment, police said.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Police: Southold Woman Drives Drunk, Crashes Into Utility Pole

Southold Town Police charge a Southold woman with driving while intoxicated after she crashed into a pole on Monday.

The following information was supplied by the Southold Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. Linda Evangelista, 57, of Southold, was charged with driving while intoxicated on March 5 at 1:35 p.m. after she lost control of her vehicle as she drove north on Boisseau Avenue in Southold. Evangelista attempted a left-hand turn onto Route 48 and struck a utility pole on the north side of the highway, police said. She was found to be in an intoxicated condition, was arrested and transported to police headquarters in Peconic for processing, police said.

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