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Peter Ethier, 35, of Sag Harbor was arrested by Southampton Town Police at about 9:45 a.m. and charged with misdemeanor DWI after police responded to a report of a one-car accident on Noyac Road near Sag Harbor Court. Officers found the vehicle but the driver was not inside. A search located the man about a mile away and he admitted to have been driving the vehicle, police said, adding that he performed poorly on field sobriety tests.
German Tocay-Vargas, 25, of Mastic was arrested by Southampton Town Police at about 10:45 p.m. on December 31 and charged with misdemeanor DWI after police and firefighters responded to a vehicle fire on County Road 51 in Riverside. Tocay-Vargas was located a short distance away and admitted to having been driving the car. He performed poorly on a field sobriety test, according to police.
