Crime & Safety

Man Charged With Felony DWI After Brief Struggle: Police

He was also charged with resisting arrest, police say.

The man was arrested in North Sea on Tuesday, police said.
The man was arrested in North Sea on Tuesday, police said. (Lisa Finn / Patch)

NORTH SEA, NY — A man was charged with driving while intoxicated in North Sea Tuesday, police said.

According to Southampton Town police, at 10 p.m., Jose Castro, 44, of Riverside, was seen moving from his lane of travel unsafely on Country Road 39 and Henry Road.

After a brief struggle, Castro was arrested and charged with felony operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated due to a prior conviction; resisting arrest; and other traffic violations, police said. He was held to appear in Southampton Town Justice Court for morning arraignment.

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