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Suspected drunk driver sideswipes parked car with family inside

Coop City Public Safety officers detained and arrested a man on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident after the officers observed the vehicle he was driving sideswiped another car that was parked on Hutchinson River Parkway East in front of Building 30A, in Coop City, on Sunday, 2/28/16, evening.

According to the Public Safety report on the incident, the parked car that was struck was occupied by a family, two adults and a child, at the time of impact. Each of the family members complained of injuries and was taken to Jacobi Medical Center for treatment and further evaluation.

According to the report, the driver was questioned by Public Safety officers who stated in the report that they could smell alcohol. The officers also reported that the driver, a Section 5 resident, admitted to drinking alcohol before he began operating his vehicle.

The reporting officer also stated that the same driver is suspected of rear ending another vehicle on I-95 moments before and leaving the scene of that accident by taking the exit into Coop City Section 5 and then sideswiping the occupied parked car just a few seconds later.

Co-op City Public Safety officers arrested and transported the suspect to the 45th Precinct where he was officially administered a breathalyzer test by an NYPD Highway Patrol Officer, further questioned and then processed.

By Bill Stuttig
Coop City Times is now online

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