Crime & Safety
Police: Riverhead Man Arrested on DWI Charge
The man also had an active bench warrant out of Nassau County, police say.
A Riverhead man with an active bench warrant was arrested on a DWI charge in Riverside on Saturday morning, according to Southampton Town Police.
Saul Hernandez, 29, was seen failing to maintain his lane of travel and a car lighting defect on Ludlum Avenue by Flanders Road at about 2:28 a.m. police said.
He was stopped and found to be drunk, police said.
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Hernandez was arrested and charged with DWI aggravated unlicensed operation and several traffic infractions, police said.
He was also found to have an active bench warrant out of Nassau County, police said.
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He was processed and held for morning arraignment.
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