Intoxicated Yorktown Man Drove Wrong Way On 202 In Westchester: Police

YORKTOWN, NY — The Yorktown Police Department says that a 54-year-old Yorktown, wrong-way driver was arrested over the holiday weekend and charged with a slew of felonies, a misdemeanor, and traffic violations.

On Saturday, around 7:27 p.m., an officer was on patrol on Route 202, when he saw a man driving his vehicle westbound in the eastbound lane of the highway, toward oncoming traffic.

The officer stopped the vehicle, and identified the driver as James Constantino.

After investigating further, police allege that Constantino was driving while intoxicated.

He was arrested and taken to Yorktown Police Department headquarters for processing. A breath test determined that Constantino had a BAC over 0.18 percent.

Police also determined that while he has a valid Connecticut driver's license, his New York license was revoked for a previous DWI conviction. Constantino was also mandated to have a vehicle interlock device, but one was not installed in his vehicle.

Constantino was charged with a laundry list of offenses:

• felony driving while intoxicated, previous conviction in 10 years
• felony aggravated driving while intoxicated, BAC .18 percent or higher
• felony first-degree aggravated unlicensed operator
• misdemeanor circumvention of interlock device
• open alcohol container in vehicle, a traffic infraction
• moved from lane unsafely, a traffic infraction
• drove across hazard marking, a traffic infraction
• failure to obey traffic control device, a traffic infraction
• failure to keep to the right, a traffic infraction

Constantino was issued an appearance ticket for the charges and was released on his own recognizance to a responsible party. He is due to appear in Yorktown Justice Court on June 3.