Crime & Safety
Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Utility Pole: Police
The crash took place in Hampton Bay Saturday, police say.
HAMPTON BAYS, NY — A Queens man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after a Hampton Bays crash Saturday, police said.
According to Southampton Town Police, at 11:15 p.m. , a call came in about the crash on Shinnecock Road. Manuel ReyesCortez, 36, was driving while intoxicated and struck a utility pole off the roadway, police said.
ReyesCortes was arrested and charged with misdemeanor DWI, processed at Southampton Town Police headquarters, and held for morning arraignment, police said.
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