Driver who nearly hit car faces DWI charge
Martin Saez, 31, of Scarsdale, who was stopped for speeding in North Merrick, faces a drunken driving charge after he nearly hit someone and his passenger threw a tennis ball at another car, State Police said. Credit: Handout
A Scarsdale man stopped on suspicion of speeding Wednesday in North Merrick faces a drunken driving charge after he nearly hit someone and his passenger threw a tennis ball at another car, State Police said.
Martin Saez, 31, of Summerfield Street, was driving east on the Southern State Parkway at 79 mph in a gray Honda Civic at about 7:22 p.m. when police stopped him near Exit 24, Merrick Avenue, police said.
Police said before being pulled over, Saez nearly struck another vehicle, and his passenger threw a tennis ball out the window at another car on the parkway.
Saez had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage and failed sobriety tests, police said. He was arrested on suspicion of DWI and provided a breath-analyzer reading of .10 percent, according to a news release.
He is charged with DWI and traffic violations and is scheduled to appear at First District Court in Hempstead on Aug. 17, police said.
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