Speeding Stop Leads To DWI Charge For 21-Year-Old Long Island Man

A late-night speeding stop in Brookhaven led to a DWI charge for a 21-year-old driver from Medford, according to the Suffolk County Sheriff.

A speeding stop led to the arrest of a 21-year-old man in Suffolk County.
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Zak Failla

11/09/2019 10:30 a.m.

Sheriff’s deputies stopped Michael Frechette shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, when he was caught traveling 75 mph in a posted 45 mph zone and failing to maintain his lane on Country Road 101 in Brookhaven.

During the subsequent traffic stop, deputies determined that Frechette was under the influence and he failed multiple Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. He was then taken into custody.

At the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office in Yaphank, it was determined that Frechette had a blood alcohol content of .11 percent, and he was arrested for driving while intoxicated. He was also cited for speeding and failing to maintain a lane of travel.

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