Police: Kings Park Man Drove Drunk With His 2 Children in Car

A Kings Park man faces a felony DWI charge after police say he was drunk behind the wheel with his two young children in his car on the Northern State Parkway Sunday night.

According to State Police, a trooper from the Lake Success Barracks stopped a gray Honda for speeding on the Northern State near Post Avenue (Exit 32) in Westbury at 10:50 p.m.

While interviewing the driver, 30-year-old Anthony Martarana, the trooper detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage, police said.

Martarana failed sobriety tests and was subsequently arrested for DWI, police said. Martarana was traveling with his two children, ages 3 and 5, police said. The children were turned over to a family member.

Martarana had a blood-alcohol content of .08 percent based on a breath sample, police said. Martarana is charged with DWI with children under 16 in vehicle–a felony under Leandra’s Law–endangering the welfare of a child and traffic violations.

The children were turned over to a family member. Martarana was held for arraignment at First District Court in Hempstead on Monday.

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