The incident happened around 12:45 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, in Riverhead, in the area of East Avenue and East Main Street.
Upon investigation, the operator of a 2012 GMC Acadia, identified as Tony Garcia-Rivera, age 25, of Shirley, was found to be intoxicated and had a 15-year-old girl inside of his vehicle, the Riverhead Town Police Department said.
Garcia-Rivera was subsequently arrested and charged with:
- Driving while Intoxicated, in violation of Leandra's Law,
- One count of endangering the welfare of a child.
Garcia-Rivera was processed and held for arraignment on Sunday morning.
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