Man Hits Traffic Sign, Keeps Driving, Charged With DWI: Police

HAMPTON BAYS, NY — A man who crashed into a traffic sign and kept driving was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated Saturday, police said.

According to Southampton Town police, the crash took place at about 12:16 a.m. in the vicinity of Flanders Road and Bellows Pond Road in Hampton Bays. Passing motorists reported that a vehicle, headed south on Flanders Road, left the travel portion of the roadway, struck a traffic sign, and proceeded south on Flanders Road, police said.

Patrol officers located the vehicle about one mile south of the crash location, with the driver going

below the posted speed limit and failing to maintain his lane, police said.

Daniel S. Paute-Quichimbo, 41, of Middle Island, struck a "no parking" sign, causing damage to the sign and the front end of his vehicle, police said.

No injuries were reported, police said.

Paute-Quichimbo was arrested and charged with aggravated DWI, a misdemeanor, and numerous traffic infractions; he was transported to Southampton Town police headquarters where he was processed and held for morning arraignment, police said.