Crime & Safety
Man Charged With DWI After Eastport Crash: Police
He tried to flee but was soon apprehended, police said.
EASTPORT, NY — An Eastport man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after a crash Thursday night, police said.
According to Southampton Town police, the single-vehicle crash took place at 10:09 p.m. on Montauk Highway at South Bay Avenue in Eastport. Ismael Garcia Chitay, 30, was heading east in a 2005 Honda CR-V when he careened off the roadway and collided with a utility pole, police said.
Garcia Chitay fled on foot before police arrived, but was soon located nearby, police said.
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Garcia Chitay was arrested at the scene and then transported to Southampton Town police headquarters for processing; he was charged with misdemeanor DWI and several vehicle and traffic law violations, police said.
He was held overnight for morning arraignment at Southampton Town Justice Court, police said.
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