Crime & Safety
East Hampton Man Busted for Driving Drunk: Police
The man crossed over the white line onto the shoulder while driving north on Cedar Street, police said.
EAST HAMPTON - An East Hampton man was cuffed after he was caught driving drunk, police said.
According to East Hampton Town Police, Bryan Stewart, 31, was arrested at 1 a.m. on February 17 on Cooper Lane after he was seen driving a 1989 Volkswagen van north on Cedar Street and failing to maintain his lane by crossing over the white shoulder pavement markings.
Stewart also failed to make a proper left turn; he was “unsteady on his feet when he stepped out of his vehicle, had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath, and his speech was slurred,” police said.
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He performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests administered, police said. Stewart was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, police said.
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