A Hampton Bays man faces a felony drunken-driving charge following a traffic stop late on Friday night in East Hampton.
Police said that Danny X. Ruiz-Guaman, 24, who was driving a 2005 gray Chevrolet van, failed to yield the right of way or signal as he pulled out of the Empire Service Station and turned right onto North Main Street, that he failed to signal when he proceeded to turn left onto Oakview Highway, and then failed to stay in his lane, crossing over solid yellow lines. The car was also said have a broken driver’s-side taillight.
Police initiated a traffic stop, and Mr. Ruiz-Guaman allegedly demonstrated known signs of intoxication and performed poorly on standardized field sobriety tests.
He was charged with a felony because the offense occurred within 10 years of a prior D.W.I. conviction, and he was also charged with the misdemeanor of operating a vehicle not equipped with an interlock device, which he was required to have as a condition of his probation from the previous offense.
Justice Steven Tekulsky arraigned him on Saturday morning in East Hampton Town Justice Court. He was released under pretrial supervision and is scheduled to return to court on July 30.