Crime & Safety
Man Charged with DWI Near Route 109
The vehicle was pulled over for erratic driving, New York State Police said.
A Bellmore man was arrested on March 10 and charged with DWI for a blood alcohol level of more than double the limit, according to headquartered in Farmingdale.
On Saturday at 10:33 p.m., New York State Police said Trooper Scala was dispatched to a report of an erratic white pickup truck traveling westbound on the Southern State Parkway near Route 109 (exit 33).
According to police, Scala located the vehicle, a white Ford F-150, and observed the vehicle swerving into the left and right lanes numerous times before stopping the car west of exit 32.
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While interviewing the vehicle operator, Douglas Cress, 62 of Bellmore, the trooper said he detected a strong odor of alcohol and Cress proceeded to fail sobriety tests.
The defendant produced a positive breath sample of .27 BAC, more than triple the legal limit in New York of .08 percent, according to police. Cress was charged with DWI and traffic violations and he will appear in Nassau County First District Court on March 27.
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