Traffic & Transit
Bay Shore Man Accused Of Wrong-Way Drunken Driving In Mineola: Police
Police said he was charged under Leandra's Law because there was a child in the car.
MINEOLA, NY — A Bay Shore man accused of wrong-way drunk driving was arrested at 1:29 a.m. Sunday in Mineola, the Nassau County Police Department reported.
Police said officers on patrol saw a black 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe traveling west in the eastbound lanes of Jericho Turnpike. They stopped the Chevy Tahoe near Jay Court.
The officers reported that the driver, Carlos Palaguachi, had slightly slurred speech, smelled of alcohol, and failed a field sobriety test.
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They placed him under arrest and a family member came to pick up his front-seat passenger, a 13-year-old boy.
Palaguachi, 51, is charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child under 16 in the car, endangering the welfare of a child, two counts of driving while intoxicated and multiple vehicle and traffic infractions.
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He was scheduled to be arraigned on Sunday in Hempstead.
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