Crime & Safety
Drunken Driver Crashes Into Building, Injures 2: Nassau Police
Police say he was driving drunk when he crashed into the building and injured two passengers in his car.
WOODMERE, NY — An Inwood man was arrested early Tuesday after police say he crashed his car into a building while driving drunk and injured his two passengers.
According to police, officers responded to a call for a car crash on the corner of Broadway and Neptune Avenue in Woodmere at 1:24 a.m. today. When they arrived, they saw a blue 2016 Toyota had crashed into a building at 945 Broadway. Police say the driver, Deywin Gonzalez Sovalbarro, 20, of Inwood, was sitting on the curb. Police say he had glassy and bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and a strong odor of alcohol on his breath. He was placed under arrest without incident and taken to a hospital for treatment and evaluation.
Two 21-year-old men who were passengers in the car were also taken to a hospital for injuries they sustained during the crash, police said.
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Sovalbarro was charged with driving while intoxicated. He received an appearance ticket and is due back in First District Court in Hempstead on July 15.
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