Crime & Safety
Wrong-Way Driver Charged With DWI, Police Say
The following arrest information was provided by the White Plains Police Department, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Sleepy Hollow man who police say turned the wrong way on a one-way street early Saturday morning has been charged with driving while intoxicated.
Police say the 34-year-old suspect was driving his blue Dodge van east-bound on West Post Road at about 4 a.m. when he made an illegal left turn onto South Lexington Avenue. A nearby police officer said he honked at the man to get his attention, but that the driver proceeded down the one-way street anyway.
After making a traffic stop near 135 South Lexington Ave., police say they noticed alcohol on the driver's breath. The driver was given a field sobriety test—which he failed according to arrest reports.
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Police say the driver refused a blood-alcohol test. He was charged with driving while intoxicated and transported to police headquarters.
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