Crime & Safety
Man Drove Drunk With 2 Prior DWI Convictions: Police
The driver was also caught speeding on Hill Street; his vehicle was seized, police say.
SOUTHAMPTON, NY — A Southampton man is facing a felony charge after he drove drunk with two prior DWI convictions, police said.
According to Southampton Village Police, William M. Frink IV, 39, was arrested on Saturday at 1:26 a.m. on Hill Street and charged with felony DWI.
Frink was stopped while driving a 2012 Nissan Frontier west and exceeding the posted 25 miles per hour speed limit by 20 miles per hour, police said.
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He was processed and held for morning arraignment, police said.
A computer check revealed that Frink's two previous DWI convictions were in 2013 and 2008; his vehicle was seized as per the Suffolk County Vehicle Seizure Law, police said.
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