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Mia K. Berg, 39, of Springs was charged with misdemeanor DWI by the East Hampton Town Police on the evening of September 3. Police said they found Berg behind the wheel of a 2008 Honda, asleep, key in the ignition and engine running. According to the police, Berg had passed out while in the parking area around Brent’s delicatessen in Amagansett. The criminal complaint against her states that her car had slowly rolled into a curb where it came to a stop. The first officer on the scene suspected Berg was intoxicated and asked her to do roadside sobriety tests, which police say she failed. After her arrest, she was taken to police headquarters, where Berg consented to a breath test that police said produced a reading of .38 percent alcohol in the blood, an extremely high reading that automatically leads to a trip to the hospital. Readings exceeding .30, though rare in East Hampton, do occur several times a year, always leading to a trip to the hospital, out of concern for the defendant’s well-being. The high reading also raised the DWI charge she is facing to the aggravated level. It appears from the arrest and court paperwork that she was treated and released back to police custody. Berg was arraigned the next morning in East Hampton Town Justice Court.
Leonardo A Picca, 42, of Glen Oaks, Queens, was charged with misdemeanor DWI by Town Police a little after midnight on Saturday. Picca was driving a 1997 Ford Explorer, police said, on Montauk Highway in Napeague without turning on his headlights or taillights, as well as swerving across a double yellow line, leading to a traffic stop. Failing sobriety tests, he was taken to headquarters under arrest, where, police said, Picca refused to take a breath test. East Hampton Town Justice David Filer told Picca during his arraignment on Sunday morning that because of that refusal, Filer was required to suspend his driving privileges in New York State.
Siphesihle F. Shabangu, 27, of Springs was charged with misdemeanor DWI by Town Police early Saturday morning. Police said the 2022 Volkswagen she was driving had gone off-road, striking a telephone pole on Three Mile Harbor Hog Creek Road late Friday night. Shabangu failed sobriety tests, police said, and was placed under arrest. At headquarters, a breath test produced a reading in excess of the .08 mark that defines intoxication in the state.
Jacobi Will Hall, 32, a resident of the Upper East Side in Manhattan, was charged by East Hampton Village Police with misdemeanor DWI on Labor Day night. The arrest occurred right outside East Hampton Village Police headquarters on Cedar Street. According to the criminal complaint, Hall drove a Nissan Rogue to police headquarters, where he was interviewed by an officer. It is not clear from the report why he drove there. The officer suspected that he was intoxicated and had him perform roadside sobriety tests, which police said Hall failed. After his arrest, a breath test inside headquarters produced a reading slightly in excess of .08.
