East Hampton Man Charged with Felony DWI Held on $10,000 Cash

The following information was supplied by the East Hampton Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt.

• Ronald A. King, 37, of East Hampton, was arrested on a felony driving while intoxicated charge, after he hit a tree on Cedar Street in East Hampton on July 26 at about 5:50 p.m. Police said witnesses saw King's 1993 Jeep driving on the wrong side of the road before hitting the tree and then leaving the area. Police found the Jeep in a driveway on Oak View Highway with the engine running. King got out of the car, and police aid he appeared intoxicated.

King was charged with a felony due to a prior DWI conviction within the past 10 years. He was also charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, also a felony, for driving with a suspended license.

Following an arraignment in East Hampton Justice Court, King was held on $10,000 cash or $20,000 bond.

• Darlene R. Smith, 55, of East Hampton, was arrested after she rolled her 2005 Min over on Three Mile Harbor-Hog Creek Road in Springs on July 25 at about 11:30 p.m., police said. Smith was already out of the car when police arrived, but there was a strong odor of alcohol on her breath. She told police she swerved to avoid a deer, causing her off the road, to roll over, and go into the woods. She was taken by Springs ambulance to Southampton Hospital, where she consented to have her blood drawn, according to police. She was admitted for her injuries, and released with an appearance ticket. She was the only one in the car.

• Trevor J. Baird, 51, of Bridgehampton, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor DWI and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, also a misdemeanor, on July 25 in East Hampton. Police said Baird failed to stay in his lane while driving a 1998 Ford on Montauk Highway, near Spring Close Highway, at about 12:20 a.m. He appeared intoxicated when police pulled him over and "his pupils were [sic] very large," police said in a report. After Baird was placed in the back of a squad car, an officer allegedly found a small blue Ziplock-type of bag with a white powdery substance in the Ford' glove box. It later tested positive for cocaine. He was released on $250 bail.

• Thomas Saleh, 45, of New York City, was arrested on a misdemeanor DWI charge in Montauk on July 22 at about 5:10 a.m. According to police, his 2005 Mercedes Benz crossed over the double-yellow line on Second House Road at about 4:50 a.m. Police said he appeared drunk when they pulled him over. He was released on $350 bail.

• Romy Tejas-Isla, 39, of East Hampton, was also charged with misdemeanor DWI on July 25 in Springs. Police said he was speeding at 50 mph in a 35 mph zone when he traveled into the shoulder of the road on Three Mile Harbor Road, near Gardiner's Avenue. He was arrested at about 12:30 a.m. He was released on $350 bail.

• Constance L. Heym, 67, of Montauk, was arrested on a drunken driving charge in Montauk on July 24 at about 10 p.m. She reportedly swerved over the double yellow line on Montauk Highway, near Lincoln Road, in a 2002 Suzuki before police pulled her over. Charged with misdemeanor DWI, she was released on $350 bail.