Cops: Bayville man was DWI on Route 106

A Bayville man who was speeding and driving on the shoulder of Route 106 in Oyster Bay on Saturday was drunk, State Police said.

Troopers stopped Carmelo Starrantino, 53, in a black Mercedes-Benz at about 1:10 a.m. after he was speeding and driving on the shoulder of the roadway, north of the Northern State Parkway, according to a news release.

As troopers interviewed Starrantino they detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage, the release said.

Starrantino failed sobriety tests and was arrested, police said. He also provided a breath-analyzer reading of 0.12 percent, police said.

He is charged with driving while intoxicated and traffic violations and is due in First District Court in Hempstead on April 20.