Crime & Safety

Man Charged With DWI After East Quogue Crash: Police

The incident took place Wednesday, police say.

EAST QUOGUE, NY — A Riverhead man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after an East Quogue crash Wednesday, police said.

According to Southampton Town Police, the incident took place at 11:27 p.m. on Montauk Highway in East Quogue. GermanAlberto Hernandez Aguilar, 36, of Riverhead, struck a sign off the roadway, police said.

He was arrested and charged with misdemeanor DWI, then processed and held for morning arraignment, police said.

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