Nassau Man Was Driving Drunk With Young Nephew In Car: Police

A Freeport man was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with driving drunk with his young nephew in the car.

According to police, officers saw Darwin Flores-Castillo, 28, of Union Street, fail to signal before making a turn onto Mathilda Place from Uniondale Avenue in Uniondale shortly before 5 a.m. Officers pulled the car over, and police say they smelled alcohol on his breath and saw Flores-Castillo had glassy eyes and slurred speech. Police say his 5-year-old nephew was in the back seat.

Flores-Castillo was placed under arrest. The boy was released to his mother at the scene.

Flores-Castillo is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated DWI (Leandra's Law), DWI and multiple vehicle and traffic law violations. He is scheduled to be arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Monday.

Photo courtesy Nassau County Police Department