Crime & Safety

Man Nabbed Driving Drunk Near Flanders Traffic Circle: Police

The arrest took place Saturday, police said.

FLANDERS, NY — A Mastic man was cuffed after he was caught driving drunk near the Flanders traffic circle, police said.

According to Southampton Town Police, Paul Mitchell, Jr., 50, was arrested on Saturday on New York State Route 24.

Standardized tests revealed that he was intoxicated; he was arrested, charged with driving while intoxicated and held for arraignment at Southampton Town Justice Court, police said.

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