Peter Rossetti, of Huntington, drove drunk, hit pole, cops say
A 20-year-old Huntington man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after he lost control of his 2010 Hyundai on Woodbury Road in Cold Spring Harbor early Friday, striking a utility pole, Suffolk County police said.
Peter Rossetti faces arraignment at a later date, police said.
Police said Rossetti was driving northbound on Woodbury Road when he lost control at about 2:15 a.m., striking the pole. He was transported to Huntington Hospital via Huntington Community First Aid Squad ambulance — and was treated for minor injuries, police said. He was then arrested and charged.
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