The Suffolk County Police Department arrested three motorists during an overnight sobriety checkpoint in Patchogue.

 

Police officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Highway SAFE-T Team (Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team) conducted a sobriety checkpoint operation at Waverly Plaza, located at 371 North Service Road, from 11 p.m. last night until 2 a.m. today.

 

The checkpoint was part of an ongoing Thanksgiving holiday enforcement crackdown targeting alcohol and drug impaired driving. A total of 377 vehicles went through the checkpoint.

 

The following people were charged with Driving While Intoxicated:

 

• Jessica Vanegas, 39, of Bay Shore

• Kasian Kader Masthan, 37, of Deer Park

• Jeffrey Sanchez Alvarenga, 23, of Brentwood

 

The arrestees will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on November 28.

 

A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.