Officers were sitting in a marked East Hampton Town police car Saturday night on Ed Hults Lane near Old Stone Highway in Springs when, they said, a gray Toyota in the parking lot there “backed out of a parking spot recklessly,” nearly hitting their right rear quarter-panel, and then speeding away.
They followed the driver, Milton D. Torres-Bravo, 25, of Grant Avenue, Springs, onto Old Stone Highway, where, they said, he swerved in and out of his lane, and pulled the Toyota over on Fort Pond Boulevard just as his car began drifting into oncoming traffic.
Police said they smelled alcohol on his breath and noticed the usual signs of heavy drinking, confirmed by Mr. Torres-Bravo’s failure to perform to their satisfaction on any roadside sobriety tests. He was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, his first such offense, and held overnight for an appearance in East Hampton Town Justice Court the next morning. Justice Lisa R. Rana released him on his own recognizance with a future date in court.
In Sag Harbor on Sunday evening, village police stopped a red Kia at a light on Union Street, saying they had clocked the car at 47 miles per hour on Bay Street, where the limit is 20 miles per hour. The driver, Henry Hackett, 24, of East 20th Street in New York City, appeared intoxicated, they reported, and was unsteady on his feet after being asked to step out of the car. He performed poorly on all field tests.
Back at the Sag Harbor police station, he agreed to take a breath-alcohol test. Police reported that it indicated such a high level of intoxication that they called an ambulance to take him to the hospital.
Upon his release he was taken back to the station, where, charged with aggravated misdemeanor driving while intoxicated and speeding, he was held for arraignment in Sag Harbor Justice Court.