Crime & Safety

Drunk Riverhead Driver Involved In Crash: Cops

The Riverhead man was involved in a single car crash in Greenport, police say.

RIVERHEAD, NY — A Riverhead man was charged with driving drunk after a Greenport crash, police said.

According to Southold Town Police, Tyler Astin, 22, was arrested on Friday at 1:09 a.m. on Country Road 48 and Albertson Lane and charged with aggravated DWI, a misdemeanor.

Astin was in a single car crash and a subsequent investigation revealed he was intoxicated; he was held for arraignment, police said.

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