9 Nabbed In DWI Crackdown Over Weekend In Patchogue Area, 3 Were More Than 3 Times The Legal Limit: Sheriff

PATCHOGUE, NY — Nine people were arrested on drunken driving-related charges, including three for felony aggravated DWI, having registered a Blood Alcohol Concentration level of more than twice the legal limit, over the weekend in the greater Patchogue area, Sheriff Errol Toulon said.

The arrests are part of the sheriff's' office’s enhanced summer impaired driving enforcement, announced earlier this month. It ran from July 11 to July 13.

Toulon said that each arrest made by deputies "could very well be a life saved."

"Our enforcement efforts aim to prevent tragedy before it strikes, and I commend the deputies involved for their diligence in keeping our roads safe," he added.

The aggravated DWI arrestees included a 25-year-old from Ridge on North Ocean Avenue, and a 23-year-old from Hauppauge on West Main Street in Patchogue. A 46-year-old from Patchogue, who had open Corona beers inside his vehicle at Edward Street and Ryder Avenue in Patchogue, was also arrested.

Additional arrestees include:

• A 28-year-old from Shirley on the Long Island Expressway at Exit 65 in Medford.
• A 25-year-old from Patchogue on Potter Avenue in East Main Street in Patchogue.
• A 21-year-old from Islip on Patchogue-Holbrook Road.
• A 25-year-old from Brookhaven at the intersection of Montauk Highway and Americus Avenue.
• A 29-year-old from Patchogue on Medford Avenue.
• A 34-year-old from Bayport on Sunrise Highway South Service Road west of Nicolls Road.