Crime & Safety
Drunk Driver Arrested After Crashing, Flipping Car: Cops
He hit another car before flipping his own vehicle, police say.
GREENPORT, NY — A drunk driver was arrested after he crashed into a car and then flipped his own vehicle in Greenport, police said.
According to Southold Town Police, the incident took place Monday at 10:41 p.m. when a driver, Andres Garcia Moran, 25, of Greenport, struck a car on 5th Ave. and West Street.
His vehicle then flipped; Garcia was found to be intoxicated, police said. He was arrested, charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, and transported to Eastern Long Island Hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries, police said.
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He was then transported to police headquarters, processed, and held for arraignment, police said. Justice Brian Hughes set bail at $200 cash or $400 bond at the arraignment.
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