Crime & Safety
Cops: Unlicensed, Drunk Man Caught Speeding From Riverside Accident
The driver faces DWI and other charges, police said.
A drunk and unlicensed Riverhead man was caught speeding as he fled the scene of a Riverside accident Sunday, police said.
According to Southampton Town police, Ayala Inocente, 35, was arrested on Sunday at 1:57 a.m. after police stopped him for speeding him and found him to be intoxicated.
Police said Inocente had just been involved in a motor vehicle accident and was leaving the scene when he was stopped. The accident involved a parked car and there were no injuries reported, police said.
He was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident, a violation, speed unreasonable, a violation, and unlicensed operation, a violation, police said.
Inocente was transported to the Southampton Town Police for arrest processing and held for arraignment.
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