Bridgeport Man Faces Felony DWI Charge In Rye

Rye NY

15 June, 2020

1:17 PM

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RYE, NY — A Connecticut resident faces a felony drunken-driving charge in Rye after a traffic stop Friday by New York State police. Troopers said they stopped a car on I-95 at 5 p.m. Friday for several vehicle and traffic violations. They concluded the driver of the vehicle, Oliverio Vicente-Vicente of Bridgeport, was intoxicated. The 29-year-old was taken into custody, transported, and processed at State police barracks in New Rochelle where his blood alcohol content was determined to be 0.19 percent. Police said Vicente has a prior DWI conviction within the last 10 years and as a result was subsequently charged with Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated; a Class E Felony. He was turned over to a sober third party and released on appearance tickets returnable to the City of Rye Court on June 26.