Selden Man Arrested for DWI After Fleeing Traffic Stop, Crashing into Farmingville Home
On November 3, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Patrick Coleman, 32 of Selden, for Driving While Intoxicated after fleeing a traffic stop and crashing into a Farmingville home.
At 1:40AM, Deputy Sheriffs observed a Lincoln SUV failing to maintain the lane and driving 75 mph in a 35 mph zone on Ocean Avenue in Farmingville. Upon interviewing the driver, Patrick Coleman, the Deputy Sheriff observed that his speech was slurred, movements were slow and unsteady and he had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath. When Coleman was asked to step out of the vehicle for additional sobriety testing, he fled from the scene. Coleman soon lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a house located on Oakcrest Avenue in Farmingville. The house sustained extensive damage. Neither the driver nor anyone in the home was injured.
Coleman was charged with; Felony DWI with 1 prior offense, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Vehicle, 2nd Degree, Unlawful Fleeing, 3rd Degree, and Reckless Driving among other traffic violations.