Drunk Driver Crashes Jeep with 6-Year-Old Daughter Inside in Rocky Point
Suffolk County Police last night arrested a man for Leandra’s Law for driving while intoxicated in Rocky Point after he crashed a vehicle with a child passenger inside.
Edward Milano was driving a 2017 Jeep Cherokee eastbound on Lower Rocky Point Road, when the vehicle veered left at the intersection of Hagerman Landing Road, left the roadway, and crashed, at 9:18 p.m.
When police arrived, Milano displayed signs of impairment and was placed under arrest. His 6-year-old daughter, who was the only passenger in the vehicle, was transported to St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson for treatment of minor injuries and released to the custody of a family member.
Milano, 36, of Rocky Point, was charged with Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger 15 Years Old or Younger (Leandra’s Law), Operating a Motor Vehicle Impaired by Drugs, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
He will be held overnight at the Sixth Precinct and is scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on October 5.
The Jeep was impounded. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.
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