Dad Drove Drunk, Ran Red Light With Two Small Children, 2 and 4, In Backseat: Police

MATTITUCK, NY - A Mattituck father was cuffed Tuesday for driving drunk and running a red light with his children, ages two and four, in the backseat of the car, police said.

According to Southold Town Police, Diego Galdamez-Galdamez, 31, was arrested at 9:30 a.m. on Route 25 and Factory Avenue in Mattituck and charged with Leandra's Law DWI, endangering the welfare of a child, a felony.

Galdamez-Galdamez was driving a 2006 Hummer eastbound on State Route 25 and was stopped for tailgating another vehicle, running a red light, and failing to yield the right of way to oncoming vehicles, police said.

Further investigation found him to be intoxicated; Galdamez-Galdamez was arrested, transported to police headquarters and processed, police said.