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Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Announces Six DWI Arrests this Past Weekend

Crime

By Published: August 26 2024

LongIsland.com

Arrests Include Aggravated DWI, Two Times Over Legal Limit.

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(L to R, Top): Oscar Fernandez Jr. 54, Ruben Sanchez, 28, Frankie Smith, 33. (L to R, Bottom): Daniel Walsh, 29, Jhonny Fabian Bueno-Pizarro, 28, Leon Ramsey, 45.

Over the past weekend, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrested six impaired drivers for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI). One of these drivers was charged with Aggravated DWI and was found to be more than two times over the legal limit.  

As part of ongoing DWI enforcement by the Sheriff’s Office, deputies are always out patrolling for those who are making poor choices when it comes to driving home. Sheriff Errol D. Toulon, Jr. has increased DWI enforcement and has taken to social media to remind residents, young and old, to drink responsibly and have a designated driver or call for a ride if they have been drinking.

Suffolk County Sheriff Dr. Errol D. Toulon, Jr. thanks his Deputies for their hard work. “I commend my staff for their hard work in safely removing these impaired and dangerous drivers from our streets so residents who drive responsibly can arrive home safe.”

AGGRAVATED DWI

On Sunday, August 25th Deputy Sheriffs pulled over Leon Ramsey, 45 of Miller Place, after his 2006 Porsche Cayenne was observed swerving across lanes on eastbound I-495 at exit 57. Upon interviewing the driver, it was observed the driver speech was slurred, his eyes were bloodshot, his movements were unsteady, and there was the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his breath.  He submitted to a chemical breath test resulting in a .20 BAC and Ramsey was arrested for Aggravated DWI. 

ADDITIONAL DWI ARRESTS INCLUDE:

On Friday, August 23, a Deputy Sheriff pulled over Jhonny Fabian Bueno-Pizarro, 28 of Islip Terrace, on Montauk Highway in East Patchogue, for failure to maintain lane. While performing a field sobriety test the Deputy observed a open alcoholic beverage in the vehicle’s front cupholder. He was arrested for DWI, consented to a breath test, and registered a BAC of .11.

On Saturday, August 24, a Deputy Sheriff pulled over Daniel Walsh, 29 of Ronkonkoma, on the I495 Service Road by Nicholls Road for failure to maintain lane. He was arrested for DWI, consented to a breath test, and registered a BAC of .17.

On Saturday, August 24, a Deputy Sheriff pulled over Frankie Smith, 33 of Morrisville, North Carolina, on I495 by exit 64 for speeding (approximately 87 MPH), and failure to maintain lane. The driver was found to be intoxicated and arrested for DWI and refused to consent to a breath test. His license to drive in NY was suspended and he was additionally charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle.

On Sunday, August 25 a Deputy Sheriff stopped Ruben Sanchez, 28 of Shirley, on the Southern State Parkway by Exit 43 for failure to maintain lane and speeding. He was arrested for DWI, consented to a breath test, and registered a BAC of .12. Additionally, his license was suspended for pending prosecution of a prior DWI, and he was charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a M.V. 2nd.

On Sunday, August 25 a Deputy Sheriff stopped Oscar Fernandez Jr. 54 of Copiague, on the Sunrise Highway Service Road by Locust Ave. for failure to maintain lane and speeding. The driver was found to be intoxicated. He was arrested for DWI, consented to a breath test, and registered a BAC of .13.

All information contained in this release has been provided for general informational purposes only. To the extent that pending criminal matters are discussed, all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.