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Victor Gutierrez Nunez, 46, was charged with DWI as a felony Sunday night by the East Hampton Town Police. Police said that Gutierrez Nunez was found sleeping behind the wheel of a 2011 Toyota pickup truck, keys in the ignition and engine running, in a parking lot off North Main Street. He appeared intoxicated, police reported and failed roadside sobriety tests, leading to his arrest. The charge of DWI was at the felony level because of a previous DWI conviction. After his arrest, Gutierrez Nunez was taken to headquarters where a breath test produced a reading of .17, over twice the legal limit. The vehicle Gutierrez Nunez was said to be operating was impounded by the East Hampton Town Police, as is required by county law covering felony DWI cases.
Lawrence S Cooley, 51, of Valhalla, New York, was arrested by East Hampton Town Police a few hours after the Montauk St. Patrick’s Day parade ended and charged with aggravated misdemeanor DWI after a traffic stop on Montauk Highway, just west of the downtown area. Police said Cooley was driving a 2012 Honda Civic, headed out of town, near Second House Road, moving at 63 mph where the speed limit is 30. After the stop, he appeared intoxicated and failed roadside sobriety tests leading to his arrest, according to police. At police headquarters, a breath test produced a reading of .23, the police said almost three times the legal limit.
