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A Fourth Charge of D.W.I.

Thu, 10/31/2024 - 11:52

An East Hampton man was charged with driving while intoxicated on the night of Oct. 21, his fourth drunken-driving charge in the past 15 years, a class-D felony.

A caller reported an erratic driver last seen turning onto Timberline Road, a short connection from Hand's Creek Road to Quarty Circle in East Hampton. Police located the car stopped in the middle of Quarty Circle, where, they reported, Manuel Chillogallasuqui, 46, was asleep in the driver's seat with an open beer bottle next to him.

He reportedly "jumped" when an officer approached the car window. The officer noted that his speech was slurred, his balance unsteady, his breath smelled of alcohol, and he had "soiled his pants." The officer attempted to administer field sobriety tests, but reported that Mr. Chillogallasuqui was unable to complete them.

A computer search of his criminal history found two convictions for D.W.I. from 2022 and one from 2020. In addition to the felony charge, police also lodged a count of operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device, a class-A misdemeanor.

East Hampton Town Justice David Filer released the defendant without bail the next day, per New York State bail reform laws, with a virtual follow-up date set for Nov. 7.

Another repeat offender, an Islip resident, was charged in East Hampton Village early on the morning of Oct. 23 after failing to signal a right turn from Dunemere Lane onto James Lane, according to village police.

The driver, Steven Sesto, 41, had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, unsteady balance, and performed poorly on the road tests, police said. In his car, they allegedly found a can of White Claw hard seltzer and two blue pills in a plastic bag. He was charged with D.W.I., a class-E felony, after his record showed he'd been convicted of the crime within the past 10 years.

At police headquarters on Cedar Street, Mr. Sesto told officers he was having chest pains and needed to go to the hospital for his medication. Police arranged an ambulance ride to Stony Brook Southampton, during which, they reported, he refused chemical testing three times.

On the way to the hospital, the ambulance struck a deer. Afterward, police reported, Mr. Sesto refused further medical attention, and he was transported back to the police station. Justice Filer arraigned him the following day, releasing him with "pre-trial supervision" for a follow-up court date on Dec. 4.

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