12 Buds in Three Hours

A Springs man was charged with driving while intoxicated Sunday afternoon after his 1998 Ford pickup crashed into a tree on Abraham’s Path in Amagansett, near Thomas Avenue.

Jose T. Galos, 21, reportedly told East Hampton Town police he “was trying to make the turn and hit the tree.” He had significant swelling near his left eye, and was flown to Stony Brook University Hospital, a number-one trauma center, as a precaution.

The driver of a Jeep that was behind the pickup told police Mr. Galos had gotten out after the crash and was stumbling in the road. The witness, also a Springs man, said he had “ushered the man off of the road to get him out of traffic.”

Mr. Galos allegedly admitted having consumed a dozen Bud Light beers between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. He was released back to police custody after being treated at the hospital, where he agreed to have blood drawn.

At his arraignment on Monday, East Hampton Town Justice Steven Tekulsky told him that “We do not have the results of your bloodwork to show if or how much alcohol was in your system, so I cannot suspend your driving privileges,” but then noted that the defendant did not have a valid driver’s license to begin with. Along with the D.W.I. charge, he faces a count of unlicensed driving, both misdemeanors. “This court takes unlicensed driving very seriously,” Justice Tekulsky warned, as he set bail at $250. The young man’s stepfather posted it.

A traffic stop on Amagansett Main Street a little after 3 a.m. Saturday ended in the arrests of two Lindenhurst residents, who told police they were on the way home from a visit to the Montauk Lighthouse. The arresting officer reported clocking their 2007 Chevrolet at 45 miles per hour in a 30-m.p.h. zone.

When the driver, James R. Heinrich, 21, rolled down his window, there was a strong smell of marijuana in the car, according to the officer, and when he got out, his clothing smelled as well. “I smoked two blunts 20 minutes before you pulled me over,” he reportedly told police. He was charged with misdemeanor driving with ability impaired by drugs, along with a violation charge of possession of marijuana. His 19-year-old female passenger, whose name was not released, was also charged with the marijuana violation, after police said they found the drug in her backpack.

She was released to await arraignment on Feb. 22, but Mr. Heinrich was arraigned later that morning. He told Justice Tekulsky he had $40 in his pocket, and was freed without bail after being instructed that failure to appear in court would result in an arrest warrant and high bail.

A woman who splits her time between Amagansett and Manhattan was pulled over on Stephen Hand’s Path in East Hampton Friday night for failing to dim the headlights of her 2001 Audi for oncoming traffic and was charged with drunken driving, police said, after failing a roadside test. At headquarters, a breath test produced a reading a couple of points over the .08 level defining intoxication.

The driver, Susan Bratton, 54, was released on the misdemeanor charge without bail, due to her ties in Amagansett, but with a future date on Justice Tekulsky’s criminal calendar.

A Sag Harbor woman was hit with several charges Saturday night after the license reader on a town police patrol car “produced a positive hit for a suspended registration.” The 2008 southbound Honda driven by Dana M. Casale, 38, on Route 114 was moving 15 miles per hour over the posted 45 m.p.h. limit when they checked its license, police said, and the breath test at Wainscott headquarters produced a reported reading of .14.

In addition to misdemeanor D.W.I., Ms. Casale wound up charged with driving an uninsured vehicle, having an open container of alcohol in the car, and driving with a suspended registration and no license. Despite her ties in the area, Justice Tekulsky said he was going to require some bail. “You are allegedly driving when you are not supposed to be,” he told her. He set bail of $250, which she posted.

Sag Harbor Village police arrested Ashley A. Byrd, 28, a resident of the village, saying her 2013 Chevrolet Cruz had made an illegal U-turn across Main Street early Saturday morning. She failed a roadside breath test by several points, police said, and refused to take the one given at headquarters, which is considered more accurate.

Because of her refusal, Justice Lisa R. Rana suspended her license for the next year at her arraignment that morning. She was released without bail, with a future appointment in Sag Harbor Village Justice Court.