Crime & Safety
Selden Man Caught Driving Drunk With 12-year-old In Vehicle On Long Island Expressway In Holbrook: Police
He was previously convicted of DWI in 2022, and was charged under Leandra's Law, Suffolk police say.
HOLBROOK, NY — A Selden man was charged with felony aggravated driving while intoxicated under Leandra’s Law after he was caught driving drunk with a child in his vehicle in Holbrook on Saturday, Suffolk police said.
Darwin Guevara-Zavala, 30, was pulled over in his 2002 Honda on Long Island Express Drive South, and was additionally charged with child endangerment for having a 12-year-old boy in his vehicle, according to police.
Guevara-Zavala was previously convicted of DWI in April 2022, police said.
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He pleaded not guilty to the charges, online court records show.
He was represented by the Legal Aid Society, which does not comment on cases.
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Leandra’s Law is named for 11-year-old Leandra Rosado, who died from injuries after she was the passenger of an alleged drunken driver in 2009.
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