Crime & Safety
Flanders Man Charged With Driving Drunk With 8-Year-Old In Car
Police stopped driver on Flanders Road.
A Flanders man was charged with driving while intoxicated with an eight-year-old child in the car early Tuesday morning.
According to Southampton Town Police, on Tuesday at approximately 12:10 a.m., Flanders resident Cristobal Espinoza, 32, was arrested and charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated Leandra's Law, a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.
Police said Espinoza was observed traveling on Flanders Road in Flanders failing to maintain his traffic lane; he was stopped at Flanders Road at Pleasure Drive by police, and, during the investigation it was found that Espinoza was operating in an intoxicated condition with an eight-year-old child in the rear seat, police said.
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The child was returned to his mother and Espinoza was transported to Southampton Town Police headquarters for processing and held for a morning arraignment.
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