Cops: Man faces DWI charge after hitting Riverhead police cruiser

A Riverhead man faces a DWI charge after he hit a town police cruiser while driving Saturday night, authorities said.

Marlon Uz-Cubule, 28, was driving westbound on West Main Street in Riverhead near the intersection with Kroemer Avenue about 9:40 p.m. Saturday when he hit a marked Riverhead police vehicle, officials said. Neither Uz-Cubule nor the officer in the cruiser, who police did not identify, were injured in the crash, police said.

Uz-Cubule was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated and other vehicle and traffic infractions, police said. He was taken to Riverhead police headquarters and held overnight for arraignment.

By Vera Chinese

vera.chinese@newsday.com@VeraChinese

Vera Chinese joined Newsday in 2017 after working as an editor for the East End lifestyle publication northforker and a general assignment reporter for the New York Daily News.