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In Nassau County, police said that Blas Flores-Velasquez, age 42, of Brentwood, was driving a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 12 when he crashed into the home occupied by three people in Westbury.
Police said that after driving through the Cypress Lane home, Flores-Velasquez proceeded to advance onto a neighboring property before attempting unsuccessfully to flee on foot.
According to a Nassau County Police Department spokesperson, officers attended to the residents of the home - who were uninjured - and set up a perimeter in the area as they sought to apprehend Flores-Velasquez.
With an assist from a police K9 unit, officers were able to track down Flores-Velasquez, police said, who was hiding in a wooded area near the Wantagh Parkway in Westbury.
Officials noted that Flores-Velasquez has four prior arrests between 1996 and 1998, and he was deported from the US in June 2000 before returning to live in Brentwood as an undocumented individual.
Flores-Velasquez was arrested without further incident and charged with:
- Driving while intoxicated;
- Leaving the scene of an accident with property damage;
- Operating a motor vehicle as an unlicensed driver.
He was scheduled to be arraigned later on May 12 at First District Court in Hempstead.
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