Crime & Safety

Police: Man Charged With DWAI After Crash With Cop Car in Rocky Point

Rocky Point man charged with DWAI after he collides with a Suffolk Police car Monday night.

Suffolk County Police arrested a Rocky Point man who was allegedly drunk and on drugs when he crashed into a Police car at the intersection of 25A and Eagle Road in Rocky Point Monday night.

Seventh Precinct Police Officer Kevin Corrigan was on patrol on westbound Route 25A in Rocky Point when William Roden III, driving a 1988 GMC pickup truck towing a boat and trailer, made a left turn in front of Officer Corrigan’s vehicle at the intersection with Eagle Road at 8:35 p.m, Police said.

Officer Corrigan, who was not injured, determined Roden was under the influence of drugs and alcohol and arrested him. According to Police, Roden, 49, was charged with Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs and Alcohol and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance.

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Roden was scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip Tuesday.


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