Crime & Safety
Drunk Man Crashes Minivan Into Central Islip 7-Eleven: Police
The 23-year-old fled the scene after the crash and was caught by officers a short time later, police say.
CENTRAL ISLIP, NY - A Central Islip man was arrested for driving while intoxicated after he crashed his vehicle into a store in Central Islip and fled the scene on Sunday morning, according to Suffolk Police.
Ronald Rivera, 23, was in the driver’s seat of a 2002 Toyota minivan parked in front of 7-Eleven at 121 Carleton Ave. when he accidentally put the vehicle into drive and crashed into the front of the building at about 1:18 a.m., police said.
The front windows of the store were broken. A Town of Islip building inspector determined there was no structural damage to the building.
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Rivera left the scene on foot, police said.
Central Islip, NY- For the 3rd time in as many days an out of control vehicle has crashed through the front of a 7-11 store. This time it was the 7-11 on Carleton Ave in C.I. The driver was not injured, but the front windows and some displays inside were damaged. pic.twitter.com/3tN0ipz3EE
— Stringer News (@Stringernews) February 4, 2018
He was apprehended nearby a short time later by Third Precinct Patrol officers.
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Rivera was arrested and charged with DWI and leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, police said. He was also issued a summons for driving without a license. No one was injured in the crash.
Rivera is being held overnight at the Third Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned in the morning, police said.
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