Limo Driver Asleep at the Wheel Arrested for DWI in Bethpage
Bethpage, NY - May 27, 2015 - On 5/27/15 at 4:24 AM, Farmingdale troopers were dispatched to a report of a disabled vehicle on the eastbound Southern State Parkway exit ramp for exit 29(Route 107). When troopers located the vehicle, a black Lincoln Town Car Limousine, the driver was asleep at the wheel on the exit ramp. When the troopers woke the operator, Cristian Quizhpi, age 33, of Ozone Park NY, they detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage. Mr. Quizhpi failed sobriety tests and was subsequently arrested for DWI. The limousine is registered to VIP Transportation Inc. in Ozone Park NY
The defendant provided a positive breath sample of .17% BAC. Mr. Quizhpi was charged with DWI and for Vehicle Stopped on the Highway. All charges returnable in Nassau County First District Court on 6/8/15 at 9:00 AM.