Police: East Hampton Man Arrested on DWI Charge

An East Hampton man was arrested on a DWI charge in East Hampton on Friday night, according to East Hampton Village Police.

An officer noticed Joseph McBride, 22, driving a pick-up truck east on Pantigo Road by Accabonac Road with the emergency four-way flashers on and tailgating the car in front of him, police said.

He then passed the vehicle on his left by crossing the yellow double center lines, police said.

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The officer pulled him over and upon speaking to McBride noticed he smelled of an alcoholic beverage, his eyes were red and glassy, and his speech was slurred, according to police.

When asked if he had been drinking, McBride stated that he had two beers at Buckley’s in Southampton earlier, according to police.

He was then asked to step out of the car and perform roadside sobriety tests, which he failed, police said.

He was arrested for first degree driving while intoxicated, operating motor vehicle while intoxicated, aggravated DWI and several traffic violations, police said.

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