23-Year-Old Arrested For Felony DWI, Assault And Resisting Arrest

LARCHMONT, NY — State police say a New Rochelle man's wild night on the town came to an abrupt end after he was pulled over on the New England Thruway this weekend.

On Friday, just after 11 p.m., state police pulled over a car on I-95 in Larchmont. The driver, Philip Thompson, 29, of New Rochelle, NY, was found to be intoxicated, according to troopers.

While police attempted to take him into custody, Thompson resisted arrest and shoved a trooper towards traffic and against the patrol car, causing damage to it, according to NYSP. After struggling with two troopers, Thompson was eventually taken into custody and taken to SP New Rochelle, where his blood alcohol content was found to be .13 percent, officials said. Troopers said they requested an EMS to the station to evaluate and treat Thompson for abrasions he sustained to his knees while resisting arrest, but he declined to be transported to the hospital.

Thompson has a prior DWI conviction within the last 10 years and as a result, he was charged with felony driving while intoxicated (previous conviction) and felony driving while intoxicated with a BAC of .08 percent or more. He was also charged with two counts of felony assault, felony criminal mischief, resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration.

Thompson was turned over to a sober third party and released on appearance tickets returnable to the Village of Larchmont Court on July 19.