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Elmer Neftaly Alvarado Gonzalez, 38, of East Hampton was charged with misdemeanor DWI on the night of February 27 by East Hampton Town Police. Alvarado Gonzalez was pulled over on Springs Fireplace Road in a 2008 Nissan Pathfinder for going 71 mph in a 40-mph zone, according to police, who said he appeared intoxicated and failed roadside sobriety tests. At headquarters, a breath test produced a reading of .17, over twice the legal limit, according to police.
Charles Daniel Burge, 57, of Springs was charged by East Hampton Village Police with misdemeanor DWI last Thursday night. Police said he was driving a 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe on North Main Street near Collins Avenue over the 25 mph speed limit and failed to properly signal a turn into a parking lot on North Main Street. Failing sobriety tests, he was placed under arrest and taken to nearby Village Police headquarters where, police said, a breath test produced a reading of .15.
Ernesto W. Valenzuela, 54, of Springs was charged with misdemeanor DWI by Town Police early on the morning of February 28. Police said Valenzuela was driving on Pantigo Road in a 2002 Ford Escape without his lights on. Failing sobriety tests, he was arrested, police said. At headquarters, he refused to take a breath test, causing East Hampton Town Justice David Filer to suspend his driving privileges for a year, pending a hearing at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Edwin M. Vizhco Villa, 21, of East Hampton was arrested by Town Police on Sunday night on a misdemeanor charge of DWI. He was pulled over driving a 2021 Honda Accord when he went through an intersection with a stop sign without stopping on Abrahams Path, police said. Failing sobriety tests, he was placed under arrest, and taken to headquarters in Wainscott, where police said he refused to take a breath test. Justice Filer told Vizhco Villa during his arraignment on Monday morning, that he, Filer, was required by law to suspend his driving privileges for the next year, pending a hearing at the Department of Motor Vehicles, because of Vizhco Villa’s refusal to submit to the breath test.
Geovanny J. Quizhpi Coraisaca, 24, of Springs was charged with misdemeanor DWI last Thursday night after the 2023 Chevrolet Silverado pickup he was driving went off the road on Underwood Drive, striking a fence before crashing into some thick brush, according to East Hampton Town Police. The first officer to arrive on the scene reported that he found Quizhpi Coraisaca walking away from the scene of the accident. Quizhpi Coraisaca admitted that he was the driver of the vehicle, according to the report. He failed sobriety tests, police said, and was arrested and taken to headquarters. There he consented to take a breath test, the police said, with a reading of .09, just slightly over the legal limit.
Wilson F. Ortega, 47, of Springs was charged with misdemeanor DWI after being pulled over for driving erratically on Muir Boulevard Friday night, according to Town Police. Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Raso, who handled the Saturday morning virtual arraignment of Ortega for the Suffolk County D.A.’s office, asked East Hampton Town Justice David Filer to set special conditions for the release of Ortega, to allow the probation department to monitor his alcohol use. She pointed out that Ortega had a prior DWI conviction. However, Ortega’s attorney, Brian DeSesa responded that the prior conviction was well over 20 years ago, and that Ortega was a well-established figure in the community. Filer agreed with DeSesa, and Ortega was released without conditions, but with a warning from the judge that, because of the new DWI charge, Ortega’s driving privileges are suspended, and he cannot drive, unless and until the DMV issues him a temporary license.
Freddy Javier Llanos, 35, was charged with misdemeanor DWI on Saturday night by Town Police. He was arraigned on Sunday morning. According to police, the 2015 Subaru that Llanos was driving had a defective muffler, emitting loud noises and smoke, causing an officer to follow him. After Llanos ran a stop sign on Abrahams Path, the officer made a traffic stop, police said, and Llanos failed sobriety tests, leading to his arrest. His breath test at headquarters produced a reading of .13, according to police.