A man has been arrested on a charge of driving drunk when he got into a minor crash with a 3-year-old in his car, police said.
It happened on Saturday, June 8 in Roosevelt, according to Nassau County Police.
At about 9:50 p.m. that evening, 32-year-old Abidan Sorto-Benitez was driving his 2004 Honda Civic near the intersection of Branch Place and Conlon Road when he hit a curb, which rendered his car inoperable.
Officers who arrived at the scene reported that Sorto-Benitez had glassy eyes and had breath that smelled of alcohol.
He failed a sobriety test and was placed under arrest. Sorto-Benitez’s 3-year-old son, who was in the car at the time of the incident, was placed in the custody of a family member.
Sorto-Benitez, who is from Freeport, is charged with:
- Aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child under 16 (Leadnra’s Law);
- Endangering the welfare of a child;
- Driving while intoxicated; and
- Multiple vehicle and traffic violations.
He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment and is next due at Hempstead’s First District Court on Friday, June 14.
