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7 Charged In Overnight Sobriety Checkpoint In Central Islip

Seven people are facing charges after an overnight sobriety checkpoint on Long Island.

Seven people are facing charges after an overnight sobriety checkpoint on Long Island.

Seven people are facing charges after an overnight sobriety checkpoint on Long Island.

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Police officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Highway SAFE-T Team (Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team) conducted the joint operation in the LIRR parking lot in Central Islip located at 870 Suffolk Ave., from 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30 until 2:35 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31. 

The checkpoint was part of an ongoing Labor Day weekend enforcement crackdown targeting alcohol and drug-impaired driving. 

A total of 656 vehicles went through the checkpoint.

The following people were charged with driving while intoxicated:

  • Roger Bentez-Maldlado, age 45, of Central Islip;
  • Dore Gonzalez, age 44, of Brentwood.

The following people were charged with driving while I=intoxicated and ability impaired by drugs:

  • Jimmy Moran Ponce, age 21, of Central Islip;
  • Daniel Ramirez Guardado, age 22, of Central Islip.

The following were charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs:

  • Jasmine Tamayo-Ochoa, age 24, of Shirley;
  • Brayan Sorto Luna, age 23, of Brentwood.

The following person was charged with ability impaired by alcohol:

  • Astrid Contrieras, age 29, of Brentwood,

The seven will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Saturday, Aug. 31.

These agencies assisted the Suffolk County Police Department:

  • New York State Police, 
  • MTA Police
  • Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office.

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