Crimes Nearby: Drunk Drivers Arrested Again

The following information was supplied by the East End police departments.  A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt.

• A Southampton father was arrested on a felony driving while intoxicated charge after police said they caught him driving drunk with his 5-year-old son in the back seat on Monday.

Sebastian Guevara, 34, was pulled over after police said he was swerving while driving west on Montauk Highway in Water Mill at around 1:30 a.m. They said he appeared intoxicated, and performed poorly on field sobriety tests.

His son wasn't wearing a seat belt, according to police.

Guevara was arrested on a felony DWI charge under Leandra's Law, which elevates drunken driving offenses to felonies when children are passengers. He was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, and aggravated unlicensed operation in the third degree, a misdemeanor, and traffic violations, including not having a seat belt for a child.

• A driver who backed into a parked vehicle while pulling out of a space on Main Street left like nothing had happened, but when an officer stopped her she was found to be drunk behind the wheel, according to Southampton Village police.

Police said that officers on foot patrol saw Kiera A. Egan, 25, of Sagaponack, hit the vehicle while driving a 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix on June 20 at 2:29 a.m. She was then stopped by police on North Sea Road, arrested, and charged with felony driving while intoxicated, an elevated charge due to a prior DWI conviction.

Police said Egan was supposed to have a court-ordered interlock device on her ignition, which prevents a vehicle from starting if the operator has alcohol on her breath.

In addition to the felony DWI charge, Egan faces charges of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree, a felony, and aggravated DWI and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree, both misdemeanors. She was also cited with two violations: leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident and unlawful possession of marijuana.

Due to her 2010 DWI conviction, police took possession of Egan's vehicle under the Suffolk County Vehicle Seizure Law.

Egan was released after posting $7,500 bail.

North Fork

North Fork

A Laurel man who police said was nabbed speeding drunk along Route 48 in Mattituck spent the night behind bars.

According to Southold Town police, George McDowell, Jr., 43, was arrested at 7:55 p.m. on Tuesday at Route 48 and Love Lane in Mattituck and charged with driving while intoxicated, a felony. Police said McDowell had a previous DWI conviction, leading to the felony charge.