DWI charges for man in Cutchogue crash
A 27-year-old Jamesport man was charged with driving while intoxicated Friday after his car careened off Depot Lane in Cutchogue and crashed into a cemetery wall, Southold police said.
The crash occurred about 5:50 p.m. as Hilario Ramirez-Perez drove south in a sedan, which careened across several residential lawns, crossed two lanes of Depot Lane and narrowly missed slamming head-on into a police cruiser, police said.
Perez's car stopped after crashing into a masonry wall of Sacred Heart Cemetery. The Cutchogue Fire Department responded and transported Ramirez-Perez to Eastern Long Island Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
A police investigation found that Ramirez-Perez was driving under the influence of alcohol. He was held overnight for arraignment.
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