A 21-year-old man who East Hampton Town police said was driving drunk crashed a Cadillac into a utility pole early Saturday morning, breaking it in half.
Kevin Gustavo Yunga Lopez, who lives in Springs, was driving a 2002 Cadillac sedan south on Three Mile Harbor-Hog Creek Road when he drove off the road and into the pole, just north of Gann Road, at about 3:20 a.m. According to the accident report, he told police he was trying to access Wi-Fi on his cellphone when he crashed. He was alone in the car, and was not hurt. Police said Mr. Lopez appeared to be intoxicated and performed poorly on all field sobriety tests. He was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, driving without a license, and several traffic infractions, and held for a morning arraignment in East Hampton Town Justice Court. He is due back in court at a later date.
The car, owned by Ivan M. Bermeo of Springs, was towed.
On Friday morning, Galo Gustavo Plaza-Tacuri, 25, of East Hampton was arrested and charged with criminal mischief in the third degree, a felony. On the morning of Feb. 18, according to police, he broke a window on a 2008 Honda, which was parked on Harbor View Avenue in Springs. The damage was estimated at $800, rising to the level of felony criminal mischief since it was over $250.
Mr. Plaza-Tacuri was held overnight and released Saturday morning on his own recognizance following arraignment.