Crime & Safety
Wrong-Way DWI On Route 303
A Manhattan man was driving on the wrong side of the road in the middle of the night, Orangetown police said.
BLAUVELT, NY — Orangetown police spotted a car headed north in the southbound lanes of Route 303 just after 3 a.m. July 14.
They stopped the driver, and allege that they found him to be intoxicated.
At Orangetown police headquarters, Jeffrey Martin of Manhattan failed a breathalyzer test, police said. They also said a look at his driving record showed the 63-year-old had been convicted of driving while intoxicated in another state within the past 10 years.
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He was charged with two felonies — one for DWI and one for driving while having a blood alcohol count greater than .08 percent. He is due in town court Aug. 21.
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