Crime & Safety
Man Charged With Crashing While Impaired By Drugs, Alcohol: PD
The Wading River driver crashed in Water Mill Monday, police say.
WATER MILL, NY — A man was arrested and charged with crashing a truck in Water Mill Monday while impaired by alcohol and drugs, police said.
According to Southampton Town Police, at 11:35 a.m., a call came in about an "erratic" driver heading east on Montauk Highway. Responding officers located a vehicle fitting the description still heading east on Montauk Highway in Sagaponack after receiving a second 911 call from a different person, police said.
Officers determined the vehicle had just been involved in a crash where someone required medical attention for minor injuries, police said.
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Brett Miller, 29, of Wading River, was arrested and charged with one count of driving while ability impaired by a combination of drugs and alcohol, a misdemeanor, police said.
Miller was taken to Southampton Town Police headquarters in Hampton Bays, police said.
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