Crime & Safety

Man Was Driving Drunk With 4 Passengers, Including 2 Kids: Nassau PD

Police say officers pulled him over for a defective headlight and saw he was driving under the influence.

Nassau County police say Alexander Umanzor was driving drunk with four people in his car, including two children.
Nassau County police say Alexander Umanzor was driving drunk with four people in his car, including two children. (Nassau County Police Department)

MASSAPEQUA PARK, NY — A Freeport man was arrested early Sunday morning after Nassau County police say he was driving drunk with five people in his car.

According to police, officers on patrol saw a 2006 Lexus driving west on Sunrise Highway at 1:45 a.m. with a defective headlinght.

The officer pulled the car over near the intersection of Manhattan Avenue.

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Police say the driver, Alexander Umanzor, 37, of Freeport, was driving while drunk. He was arrested without incident.

There were four passengers in the car: a 51-year-old man, a 49-year-old woman, a 14-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl. The children were released into the care of a relative.

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Umanzor is charged with two counts of driving while intoxicated, two counts of aggravated driving while intoxicated (Leandra's Law), two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and multiple vehicle and traffic violations. He was arraigned on Sunday in First District Court in Hempstead.

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