Teen was driving drunk, had loaded handgun, Suffolk police say

Police stopped a 17-year-old driver early Saturday because, they said, he was speeding on a Central Islip street. Officers then arrested him on charges of driving while intoxicated and having a loaded handgun, Suffolk County police said.

Officers with the Third Precinct Gang Task Force said they saw the Central Islip teen’s Acura speeding down Wilson Boulevard around 2:30 a.m.

Police said the teen, who was not identified because of his age, was drunk and had an illegal loaded 9 mm handgun.

The teen was charged with driving while intoxicated and two felony counts of criminal possession of a weapon. He was set to be arraigned Saturday by a magistrate judge at First District Court in Central Islip.

By John Asbury

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John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.