Drunken driver lands atop parked car in Brentwood, police say
A driver of a pickup truck lost control, crashing through a fence and landing on top of a parked car on Crooked Hill Road in Brentwood Monday night, police said. Credit: Bryan Lopez
A drunken driver crashed through a fence, landing his pickup truck atop a parked car late Monday night in Brentwood, police said.
Suffolk County police said the driver, Luis Real, 56, of Bay Shore, was arrested and charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and other offenses. He was scheduled for arraignment in First District Court in Central Islip on Tuesday but no information was available online as to his bail status.
Police said Real was driving his 2005 Dodge pickup south on Crooked Hill Road when he lost control between Pilgrim Road and St. Peter's Drive, crashing onto a parked car at about 11:25 p.m. There were no reported injuries.
Luis Real allegedly crashed through a fence and landed his pickup truck on a parked car Monday night. The information was incorrect in a previous version of this article.
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