Police: Speeder faces DWI charge
A Queens Village man pulled over Thursday on suspicion of speeding and improper lane changes on the Southern State Parkway faces a drunken driving charge, State Police said.
Victor Curry, 47, was stopped at about 8:15 p.m. for driving 87 mph and failing to use his signal for lane changes near Exit 34, New Highway, police said.
Troopers said Curry was intoxicated and arrested him. He later provided a breath-analyzer sample of .09 percent at the Farmingdale barracks, police said.
He is charged with DWI and several traffic violations, police said. Arraignment information was not immediately available.
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