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An officer from the Suffolk County Police Department was driving westbound on the Long Island Expressway, near exit 53 in Brentwood, when he saw a 2002 Ford Explorer traveling westbound on Express Drive South at approximately 3:15 a.m. on Thursday, March 18.
Police said that the officer drove his squad car onto Express Drive South traveling east with lights and siren activated, approached the westbound Ford, and brought it to a stop.
During the subsequent stop, it was determined that the driver, Brentwood resident Rafael Flores-Murcia, was under the influence, and he was arrested for alleged impaired driving.
Flores-Murcia, age 30, was taken into custody without incident and charged with driving while intoxicated. He was held overnight and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Thursday.
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