Traffic & Transit
Yorktown Man Drives Drunk, Speeds: Police
An officer conducting an early morning speed enforcement detail pulled the man over.
YORKTOWN, NY — A Yorktown Heights man was accused of being drunk while driving in the town.
The Yorktown Police Department said, shortly before 3 a.m. Wednesday, an officer conducting speed enforcement on Crompond Road said he stopped a car for traveling over the posted speed limit.
Brian Rios, 26, of Yorktown, was identified as the driver, police said.
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It was determined that he was driving while drunk, according to the authorities.
Rios was arrested and taken to the Yorktown Police Department for processing.
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He was charged with driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content over 0.08 percent, a misdemeanor, DWI first offense and speed in zone.
Rios was issued tickets and released on his own recognizance to a responsible third party. He is scheduled to appear in Yorktown Justice Court Sept. 2.
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