Weather Alert  

HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and southeast New York. * WHEN...From Sunday evening through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

Blue Point Man Arrested for DWI after Fleeing the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Crash, Cops Say

Local News, Crime

By Published: April 16 2018

LongIsland.com

SCPD: Kevin Sheehan Jr., 20, crashed into a garage attached to a house and fled the scene in the vehicle.

Print Email

SCPD have arrested Kevin Sheehan Jr. of Blue Point, 20, for DWI.

Photo by: Suffolk County Police Department

Bayport, NY - April 16, 2018 - Suffolk County Police have arrested a man for DWI after he crashed his vehicle into a residence in Bayport on Sunday, April 15, 2018.
 
Kevin Sheehan, Jr. was operating a 2013 Ford Fusion on Bayport Avenue when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a garage attached to a house at 482 Bayport Avenue near Davis Street this morning at 12:08 a.m.  
 
The driver fled the scene in the vehicle. Fifth Precinct Patrol officers were able to identify and locate the driver and vehicle. There were no injuries.
 
Sheehan, 20, of Blue Point, was arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated, Leaving the Scene, and Criminal Possession of Marijuana 5th Degree.
 
He is being held overnight at the Fifth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned today at First District Court in Central Islip.
 
A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.