Post-Holiday D.W.I. Charge

Thu, 05/23/2019 - 06:33

By Taylor K. Vecsey

November 29, 2018

The East End D.W.I. Task Force was on patrol Friday night, the day after Thanksgiving, yielding one arrest.

Michael Muller, 48, of West Babylon was driving a 2018 Ford pickup truck south on Route 114 near Hardscrabble Close in East Hampton when a village police officer spotted him following other vehicles too closely and not staying in his lane of travel at around 11:30 p.m., according to a report.

He was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated and held overnight for arraignment. Justice Steven Tekulsky released him on his own recognizance the next morning.

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