Crime & Safety
Southampton Man Charged With DWI After Hampton Bays Crash: PD
He struck and damaged a PSEG Long Island utility police, police say.
HAMPTON BAYS, NY — A Southampton was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after a Hampton Bays crash early Saturday, police said.
According to Southampton Town Police, at 12:25 a.m. Jose M. Chuni-Quinde, 37, struck and damaged a PSEG Long Island utility pole near Montauk Highway and Pawnee Street.
Chuni-Quinde was arrested and charged with felony DWI, due a prior conviction within 10 years; he was also charged with a traffic infraction, police said.
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No injuries were reported, police said.
Chunchi-Quinde was transported to Southampton Town Police headquarters, where he was processed and held for morning arraignment, police said.
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