Crime & Safety
Putnam Man Arrested For Drunken Driving
He said he also had an open container of alcohol in his car.
YORKTOWN, NY — Police arrested a Putnam County man for driving while drunk. Yorktown police charged Brian D. Grill, 21, of Carmel, with driving while intoxicated and driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent of more, misdemeanors, and open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle and inoperable headlight, traffic infractions.
Police said, around 1:10 a.m. Nov. 2, an officer on routine patrol saw a vehicle which he said had one inoperable headlight and initiated a vehicle and traffic stop.
Grill was identified as the driver and further investigation found he was driving while intoxicated with an open container of alcohol in the vehicle, police said.
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He also was driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent or more, police said.
Grill was arrested and taken to police headquarters.
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After processing, he was released on $100 bail to a responsible party and is next scheduled to appear in Yorktown Justice Court Nov. 15.
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