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Car Smelled Like Marijuana

Thu, 09/29/2022 - 10:11

Driving a 2007 Subaru in East Hampton Village at about 1 a.m. on Sunday, Steven Guichay-Solis of East Hampton, 22, crossed a double-yellow line at Cedar Street near Boxwood Street. Police were watching, and Mr. Guichay-Solis was pulled over, He performed poorly on field sobriety tests, an officer reported, and was charged with first-offense driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor.

Victor Borisov, 34, of East Hampton, was stopped Saturday night on Montauk Highway near Beach Plum Court after town police alleged that his 2007 Toyota had made an “unsafe start while exiting the parking lot of 2095 Montauk Highway,” the roadside lot by Best Pizza. Mr. Borisov’s speech was slurred and he was unsteady on his feet, police said. He too was charged with first-offense D.W.I.

David Kahn of East Hampton, 61, was pulled over on Montauk Highway near Dune Lane in Amagansett at around 8 a.m. on Sept. 9; police said they’d clocked him at 80 miles an hour in a 55-m.p.h. zone, and that he’d crossed the double yellow line “to pass numerous vehicles in an unsafe manner.” The car smelled like marijuana, they added, and the driver exhibited signs of “cannabis intoxication.” A blood-alcohol test was “inconsistent with the degree of impairment exhibited by the defendant.” A blood test was then administered; results are pending. Mr. Kahn was meanwhile charged with first-offense operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, a misdemeanor.

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