15 June 2022
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NEW YORK STATE POLICE
Major Carla A. DiRienzo
Troop T Commander
Major Carla A. DiRienzo
Troop T Commander
PRESS RELEASE
Buffalo, NY – On June 15, 2022, at approximately 1:10 a.m., State Police stopped a vehicle on I-190 in the city of Buffalo for a vehicle and traffic violation. The driver of the vehicle Joel Figueroa Vega, 49, of Kissimmee, FL, was found to be intoxicated. He was taken into custody, transported and processed at SP Buffalo where his blood alcohol content was determined to be 0.25%.
Figueroa Vega was charged with Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated; an Unclassified Misdemeanor. He was turned over to a sober third party and released on appearance tickets returnable to the City of Buffalo Court on July 15, 2022, at 9:30 a.m.