Cops: Drunken driver had drugs, gun in car
Brian Stephens, 34, who has a 2004 DWI conviction, was driving while intoxicated and had a loaded shotgun and ammunition in the trunk, police said. (Aug. 14, 2011) Credit: NYS Police
A Lynbrook man stopped on suspicion of making an illegal U-turn was found to have 400 Valium, assorted other pills and a small amount of marijuana in his vehicle, State Police said.
Brian Stephens, 34, who has a 2004 DWI conviction, was also driving while intoxicated and had a loaded shotgun and ammunition in the trunk, police said.
A trooper stopped the Jeep Cherokee driven by Stephens at 11:55 p.m. Sunday on Old Country Road at the Wantagh Parkway overpass in Westbury, police said.
"Mr. Stephens had slurred speech, poor motor coordination, bloodshot watery eyes, and a strong odor of marijuana and an alcoholic beverage," State Police said in a statement.
Stephens had a breath-alcohol sample of .19 percent, more than double the legal limit, police said. He was held for arraignment on charges of felony DWI, criminal possession of a weapon and several traffic violations, police said.
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