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Car Smelled Like Marijuana

Thu, 09/29/2022 - 10:11

Driving a 2007 Subaru in East Hampton Village at about 1 a.m. on Sunday, Steven Guichay-Solis of East Hampton, 22, crossed a double-yellow line at Cedar Street near Boxwood Street. Police were watching, and Mr. Guichay-Solis was pulled over, He performed poorly on field sobriety tests, an officer reported, and was charged with first-offense driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor.

Victor Borisov, 34, of East Hampton, was stopped Saturday night on Montauk Highway near Beach Plum Court after town police alleged that his 2007 Toyota had made an “unsafe start while exiting the parking lot of 2095 Montauk Highway,” the roadside lot by Best Pizza. Mr. Borisov’s speech was slurred and he was unsteady on his feet, police said. He too was charged with first-offense D.W.I.

David Kahn of East Hampton, 61, was pulled over on Montauk Highway near Dune Lane in Amagansett at around 8 a.m. on Sept. 9; police said they’d clocked him at 80 miles an hour in a 55-m.p.h. zone, and that he’d crossed the double yellow line “to pass numerous vehicles in an unsafe manner.” The car smelled like marijuana, they added, and the driver exhibited signs of “cannabis intoxication.” A blood-alcohol test was “inconsistent with the degree of impairment exhibited by the defendant.” A blood test was then administered; results are pending. Mr. Kahn was meanwhile charged with first-offense operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, a misdemeanor.

Head-On Collision on Stephen Hand’s Path

Two S.U.V.s, one a Hyundai and the other a Mercedes, were badly damaged in a collision at the intersection of Stephen Hand’s Path and Potters Lane, off Huckleberry Lane in East Hampton, on the morning of June 20.

Jun 26, 2025

New Charges Expected in Fatal Crash

The attorney for the driver in a fatal Springs accident on June 15 confirmed on June 19 that the Suffolk County district attorney’s office had notified her that it would be convening a grand jury on upgraded charges the following day.

Jun 26, 2025

Charge Dismissed in May 2 Crash

A woman who was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital after a May 2 car accident here had the misdemeanor drunken-driving charges against her dismissed on June 12 after a toxicology report from the hospital showed that she had no alcohol or drugs in her system.

Jun 26, 2025

Plane’s Landing Gear Did Not Engage

A dual-propeller airplane crash-landed at East Hampton Town Airport just before 8 p.m. Sunday, closing the airport for several hours. The pilot, Curtis Doupe, was the only person in the plane and was not injured.

Jun 23, 2025

 

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