Drunk Man Hits Parked Car, Flees Scene: Police

GREENPORT, NY: A drunk driver hit a parked car in Greenport and then fled the scene, police said.

According to Southold Town Police, Gary Herrmann, 57, of Peconic was arrested on Sunday at 11:58 p.m. and charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, leaving the scene of an accident and failure to maintain lane.

Herrmann struck a parked car on Adams Street in Greenport and left the scene; he was then seen traveling North on Carroll Avenue and veering off the roadway, police said.

Herrmann was stopped and found to be intoxicated; he was arrested, transported to police headquarters, processed and held for arraignment, police said.

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