Southampton man charged with drunken driving
A Southampton man, who had fled a reported domestic incident, was arrested and charged with drunken driving Saturday night, police said.
State police said Israel Garcia, 34, was arrested after a traffic stop by a trooper on Quogue Avenue in Southampton at 10:50 p.m.
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A Southampton man, who had fled a reported domestic incident, was arrested and charged with drunken driving Saturday night, police said.
State police said Israel Garcia, 34, was arrested after a traffic stop by a trooper on Quogue Avenue in Southampton at 10:50 p.m.
Garcia failed a field sobriety test, police said.
He also gave the trooper a fake North Carolina driver's license, state police said.
Garcia was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and driving while intoxicated.
Arraignment details were not immediately available.
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