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Trio of First-Time Offenders

Thu, 07/21/2022 - 09:35

Three motorists were charged this week with driving while intoxicated, all three charges first-offense misdemeanors.

East Hampton Town police spotted Thomas Lukacovic of New York City headed north in the southbound lane of South Essex Street in Montauk on Friday and stopped his red 2003 Jeep at about 2 a.m. He was charged after allegedly failing roadside sobriety tests and held for arraignment later that morning.

On July 10, after reportedly fleeing a domestic incident, Arnold Phelps of Medford was pulled over at about 5 p.m. on Montauk Highway in Amagansett. Police said his 2010 Nissan had been swerving, and that he performed poorly on the field tests. He was held overnight for an appearance in Town Justice Court the next morning.

Christian Edwin Lojavilla of Wainscott was westbound on Route 27 in Montauk, near the Old Montauk Highway intersection, when, he told police, he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree, early on the

morning of July 9. Police found him standing next to his badly damaged 2017 Ford and administered the sobriety test, which Mr. Lojavilla reportedly failed. He will appear in Justice Court at a future date.

Activists Disrupt Holiday Weekend

Sag Harbor Village police were called to the American Hotel at around 10 p.m. on Friday, following a report of a group of men “causing a disturbance” in the lobby.

Sep 4, 2025

Fleeing Driver Goes to Court

Most of the charges against a Latham, N.Y., man who appeared in East Hampton Town Justice Court last week stem from an incident on May 25, when he allegedly fled from a town police officer who was conducting a traffic stop on Montauk Highway in Amagansett.

Sep 4, 2025

Almost Struck Traffic Control Officer

Sag Harbor Village police arrested a Brooklyn man on Main Street after receiving a report that his car had “almost struck” a young T.C.O., who told police she had seen the driver head north in the southbound lane and then park against the flow of traffic.

Sep 4, 2025

Left-Hand Turns Go Wrong

A bicyclist was taken to the Stony Brook East Hampton Emergency Department on Friday morning after being struck by a Subaru S.U.V. on Springs-Fireplace Road.

Sep 4, 2025

 

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