A Quiet Week on the Roads

Last week was relatively quiet on the roads in comparison to other weeks this summer. East Hampton Town police made four arrests and Sag Harbor police made one, all on driving while intoxicated charges as misdemeanors. Most of the drivers had relatively low readings in tests for alcohol in their blood.

The final arrest reported this week, on Tuesday morning, was of Jesse K. Meerhoff, 28, of Port St. Lucie, Fla. Police found him asleep behind the wheel of a 2006 Ford pickup on the Napeague stretch. He apparently had been driving east on Montauk Highway, and the truck was straddling the shoulder and a lane of traffic when found. Police said the engine was on, the vehicle in drive, music was blaring from the radio, and Mr. Meerhoff had his foot on the brake.

When the arresting officer woke him up, Mr. Meerhoff took his foot off the brake and the truck veered forward, almost striking a telephone pole. His breath test produced a .14 reading almost twice the .08 percentage that defines intoxication.

At his arraignment in East Hampton Town Justice Court later that day, Justice Lisa Rana was lenient. After he told her that he is the first mate on a yacht called Owl’s Nest, which is scheduled to leave this area at the end of the season, she set bail at $500, which he posted, and scheduled his return to court today, which is more quickly than usual.

Vincent M. Olsen, 24, of Bohemia was arrested early Monday morning. He was pulled over in a 2008 GMC Sierra pickup by town police on West Lake Drive in Montauk, who said he had made an illegal turn. His breath test came back with a .16 reading, twice the .08 standard. He told the court that he was staying with his family on a boat at the Sportsman’s Marina in Montauk. His mother was in the courtroom later that morning for his arraignment, and he was released without bail.

Alexander A. Gredysa, 32, of Manhattan and Sagaponack, was stopped in a 1998 Mercedes-Benz for allegedly speeding on Amagansett Main Street early Sunday. His .09 reading was the lowest of the week, and he was released without bail after being arraigned.

Michael Stephen Nichols was arrested around midnight Friday. Mr. Nichols, 48, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was pulled over while driving a 2017 Ford on Abraham’s Path near Birdie Lane. Police reported that he was going 49 miles per hour where the limit is 30. His .11 reading, in part, led to his release without bail.

Laurens Pearson of Brooklyn was arrested in Sag Harbor around midnight Saturday. He was in a 2006 Toyota on Jermain Avenue when he allegedly ran a stop sign at its intersection with Main Street. Listed by police as a tourist, his reading was .11. He posted $500 bail.