Cops: Man arrested had 41 driver's license suspensions
Officers who stopped a Wyandanch man for a traffic violation Friday discovered that he was driving with a license that had been suspended more than 40 times, Suffolk County police said.
Christopher Ragin was seen driving a 2007 Nissan Altima southbound on Straight Path at West Booker Avenue while not wearing a seat belt at 11:36 a.m., police said. After they stopped Ragin, a check of his license revealed it had been suspended 41 times, police said.
Ragin, 33, was arrested and charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a felony, and unlawful possession of marijuana, police said.
Ragin will be held overnight and is scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on Saturday.
Craig Schneider is a Long Island native and Stony Brook University alumnus. He joined Newsday as a general assignment reporter in January 2018 after 20 years at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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