On the evening of Feb. 20, 25-year-old Jessica Tuza-Perez was attempting to park her 2014 black Toyota S.U.V. at the Oakview Highway trailer park in East Hampton, when she collided with a 2016 Toyota S.U.V., owned by Maria Palaguachi. Instead of stopping, police later reported, she finished her turn, causing damage to the driver’s side of the Toyota.
Realizing her error, she tried to back out of the spot, and hit a 2016 BMW owned by W.G. Guangapullaguari, damaging its passenger side.
The Toyota then struck a 2008 Mazda, owned by B.S. Camachozurita, on the driver’s side, with enough force to push it back into Ms. Palaguachi’s car, causing even more damage.
Police arrived and interviewed Ms. Tuza-Perez, who was uninjured during the commotion. They smelled alcohol on her breath, they reported. She later consented to a breath test, which recorded a blood-alcohol level over .8 percent, the legal level, and she was charged with drunken driving.
She was held overnight. Arraigned in East Hampton Justice Court in the morning, Ms. Tuza-Perez was released on her own recognizance. She is due back in court on March 17.
Just around sunset on Saturday, police found 43-year-old Manuel Chillogalli-Suqui asleep at the wheel of his white 2009 Chevy pickup, which was blocking Glade Road in Springs. The keys were in the ignition and the car was running. According to the report, the man’s eyes, when he was awakened, were bloodshot and glassy, and his speech was slurred. Police said he performed poorly on field sobriety tests.
Mr. Chillogalli-Suqui, who police found has been convicted twice for drunken driving within the past 10 years, stands charged with a felony. Additionally, his car should have been equipped with an Interlock device, but no such device was installed.
He is being held in county jail without bail, and is due back in Justice Court tomorrow.
