Accident investigation leads to Driving While Intoxicated arrest

12 October 2021
 
NEW YORK STATE POLICE
Major Douglas A. Larkin
Troop NYC Commander
(212) 459-7800
 
  

  

PRESS RELEASE
 

Queens, New York – On Monday, October 11, 2021 at approximately 1:40 a.m., Troopers from SP Wards Island arrested Erick F. Mejia, age 31, of Queens, New York, for Driving While Intoxicated – an unclassified misdemeanor.

 

Troopers were patrolling near the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge and responded to a vehicle collision involving a 2022 Honda, operated by Mejia. The investigation revealed Mejia to be impaired by alcohol, and he was subsequently arrested.

 

Mejia was charged with Driving While Intoxicated and remanded to Queens Central Booking pending arraignment.
 

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