Crime & Safety
18YO Katonah Man Arrested For Drunk Driving In Yorktown: Police
Police initially responded to a car crashing into a mailbox.
YORKTOWN, NY — An 18-year-old man faces drunk driving charges in Yorktown. Police said the man, a Katonah resident whose name is being withheld due to eligibility for youthful offender status, was arrested around 3:30 a.m. Thursday, July 20 and charged with driving while intoxicated and driving while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent or more.
A Yorktown police officer was dispatched to the scene of a one-vehicle accident where the car struck a mailbox. [Get Patch’s Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts here.]
Police said the 18-year-old was allegedly driving drunk and he was arrested and taken to police headquarters.
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Further investigation found the man was allegedly driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than 0.08 percent.
He was processed on the charges and released on his own recognizance to a responsible party.
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The man is due back in Yorktown Justice Court August 1.
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