Crime & Safety

Cops: Flanders Resident Charged With DWI

An illegal U-turn led to an arrest for the defendant, police said.

An illegal U-turn led to an arrest for a Flanders resident, police said.

According to Southampton Village police, on Saturday at 3:36 a.m., Michael R. Cuenca-Silva, 19, of Flanders was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor.

Police said they stopped Cuenca-Silva, who was operating a 2000 Mitsubishi, while he was traveling northbound on Main Street in Southampton Village; he was stopped for allegedly making an illegal U-turn.

Upon further investigation, Cuenca-Silva was charged with DWI, processed, and held for morning arraignment, police said.


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