Crime & Safety
LI Man Charged With DWI After Christmas Crash: Police
He struck a park car and a mailbox in East Quogue, police say.
EAST QUOGUE, NY — An East Quogue man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after a Christmas crash, police said.
According to Southampton Town police, the incident took place at 7:51 p.m. on Ocean Avenue in East Quogue. A 2024 Chevrolet that had been traveling southbound on Ocean Avenue collided with a parked car and then struck a mailbox, police said.
No injuries were reported, police said.
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Yovanny E. Monsalve, 46, was arrested at the scene and then transported to Southampton Town police headquarters for processing; he was charged with misdemeanor DWI and held overnight for morning arraignment at Southampton Town Justice Court, police said.
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