Crime & Safety
Yorktown Heights Man Accused of Driving Drunk, Had Open Container in Car
Police were called to the scene of an automobile accident.
YORKTOWN, NY — A 68-year-old Yorktown Heights man was arrested for allegedly driving drunk Jan. 10 after getting into a traffic accident.
Police said John M. Winget, of Croton Lake Road, was charged with driving while intoxicated and driving while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content 0.08 percent or more, misdemeanors, and open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle and failure to keep right, traffic infractions.
Officers were dispatched to an auto accident Jan. 10 around noon on Baptist Church Road.
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Police said Winget was driving drunk. He was arrested at the scene and taken to Yorktown Police Headquarters.
Winget was released to a responsible party and is scheduled to appear in Yorktown Justice Court Jan. 24.
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