Crime & Safety
Man Charged With DWI After Hampton Bays Rollover Crash: Police
He had left the scene but was found nearby, police say.
HAMPTON BAYS, NY — A Hampton Bays man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after a rollover crash Saturday, police said.
According to Southampton Town police, the single-car crash took place on Newtown Road near Montauk Highway at about 7:41 p.m. Officers found a 2023 Tesla which had struck a train trestle and then overturned, police said.
The driver, Cary A. Jones, 24, had left the scene before police arrived but was located nearby, police said.
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Jones was arrested at the scene and transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center for the treatment of minor injuries; he was then taken to Southampton Town police headquarters, arrested, and charged with misdemeanor DWI and several traffic violations, police said. He was held for morning arraignment at Southampton Town Justice Court, police said.
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