Police: West Babylon Man Drove on Drugs With 2 Kids in Car

A West Babylon man faces a felony DWI charge after police pulled over his vehicle with two children inside on the Southern State Parkway early Wednesday evening.

According to State Police, troopers responded to a call of an erratic vehicle traveling westbound on the Southern State in the Town of Hempstead.

Troopers located the vehicle, a red Kia, and pulled it over at exit 20S–Grand Ave, police said.

The driver, identified as William Swinick, was interviewed and was speaking with a slur, police said.

Swinick told troopers that did not know where he was and that he was lost, police said.

Swinick allegedly told the troopers that he was on his way from West Babylon to Farmingdale to drop off his daughter’s friend.

Police said Swinick was extremely unsteady on his feet and used his vehicle for balance on numerous occasions. Swinick failed sobriety tests at the scene, police said.

Two 9-year-old children were inside the Kia. They were not injured and were turned over to their respective mothers.

Swinick was arrested and charged with aggravated DWI–child passenger 15 years old or younger– and driving while ability impaired by drugs. Swinick is expected to be arraigned in Nassau County First District Court on Thursday.