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Rebecca L. Schwartz, 47, of Sag Harbor was arrested by Sag Harbor Village Police on a misdemeanor DWI charge on Sunday afternoon. Police said that Schwartz, driving a 2017 Jeep Compass, struck two cars with her vehicle while pulling into the Havens Beach parking lot, where she sat for a short time before leaving. Two different witnesses contacted police reporting the incident. Police located Schwartz and the Jeep at the intersection of Hempstead and Hampton Streets and initiated a traffic stop. The arresting officer reported that Schwartz appeared intoxicated and “was unable to perform any of the standardized field sobriety tests due to safety concerns.” Schwartz was placed under arrest and taken to headquarters where she repeatedly refused to take a breath test, the arrest report states. She complained to police while in custody that she was experiencing head pain and possible illness due to a medication that she had not been able to take that day. Police issued her an appearance ticket calling for her to be arraigned Friday in Sag Harbor Village Justice Court. Schwartz was then transported to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital as a precautionary measure. In addition to the misdemeanor DWI charge, Schwartz was also charged with leaving the scene of an accident where there was property damage, a violation.
