Drunk Wrong Way Motorist Driving With Open Door: Police

WESTHAMPTON, NY — A drunk motorist was seen with an open front door driving on the wrong side of the road in Westhampton, police said.

According to Southampton Town Police, Patzan Hermogenes, 21, of Westhampton Beach, was arrested on Saturday at 11 p.m. on Old Country Road and charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor.

Police received a 911 call of an "erratic motorist", when an officer located the vehicle he observed the driver's door open while Hermogenes was driving on wrong side of roadway, police said.

He was stopped and subsequent investigation indicated he was driving while intoxicated, police said.

He was arrested at the scene, transported to police headquarters for processing, and held for morning arraignment, police said.