DWI Checkpoint Leads to 7 Arrests Over Holiday Weekend

The Rockland County Sheriff's Department and Spring Valley Police Department teamed up over the Labor Day weekend for an anti-drunken driving checkpoint on Route 59, where officials say six people were arrested for DWI and a seventh person was charged with driving while on drugs.

One man was charged with violations of Leandra's Law, which makes it a felony to drive drunk with a child in the car. In this case, police said there were two children in the car at the time it was stopped at the checkpoint.

Funding for the Saturday checkpoint came through the New City-based Rockland County STOP DWI Program. The checkpoint used the county's STOP DWI Command Van, according to Sheriff's Police Division Captain William Barbera.

All but one of those arrested were released pending a Sept. 10 hearing in Spring Valley Justice Court. Police said those charged were:

Roberto Bueno-Bueno, 35, of Santo Domingo. He is accused of aggravated driving while intoxicated, a felony, under Leandra's Law and endangering the welfare of a child. Police said he had two children in  his car. He was also charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, and was issued tickets for not having a New York State driver's license. He was arrested by a Spring Valley officer.

Andy Gonzalez, 40, of Waldon, NJ, was arrested by a Sherrif's officer on a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated.

Jan Marie Desouza, 40, of New City, was charged by a Sheriff's officer with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor.

Claudio E. Puli, 26, of Spring Valley, was charged by a Sheriff's officer with aggravated driving while intoxicated for having a blood alcohol content of more that .18 percent, and driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor.

Perry Holmes, 45, of Garnerville, was charged felony driving while intoxicated because of a previous DWI conviction in the past 10 years. Holmes also charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and criminal impersonation for giving a false name to a Spring Valley police officer. Holmes was ordered held in the Rockland County Correctional Center in New City pending a hearing in Spring Valley Justice Court.

Hastrit Celaj, 44, of Hartsdale, NY, was charged by a Spring Valley officer with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license.

Michael Murry, 49, of Haverstraw, was charged by a Spring Valley officer with first-degree driving with his ability impaired by drugs, a misdemeanor.