Town Police Logs: Accidents Lead To Arrests

The following arrests were released for the week of Jan. 30:

• Danny S. Verdugo-Nieto, 32, of East Hampton, was arrested on a driving while intoxicated charge after an accident in Springs on Jan. 22 at 2:40 a.m. Police said they found a 1996 Ford van had crashed into a tree on the side of Three Mile Harbor Road, near Gann Road, but that the driver had fled the scene. The officer found footprints in the snow leading to a nearby residence. Verdugo-Nieto allegedly took off after he saw the office and after a short foot pursuit, he surrendered himself by putting his hands in the air and getting down on his knees. He was arrested and taken to headquarters, where he complained of knee pain. He was taken to Southampton Hospital for treatment of a knee injury and cuts above his eye. He was released and taken back to headquarters, held overnight, and arraigned in East Hampton Justice Court later that morning. Justice Lisa R. Rana released him on $1,000 bail.

• Christian P. Beruzueta, 27, of East Hampton, was also arrested and charged with DWI after an accident. On Jan. 19 at 5:54 p.m., police were called to Cedar Street, near Cooper Lane, for an accident involving three cars at the intersection. Beruzueta's license had already been suspended for a DWI charge on Oct. 9, 2011. His Pontiac Grand Am was impounded. Meanwhile, he was held on $5,000 bail following an arraignment before Justice Rana.

• Andreas J. Mejia-Orellana, 28, of East Hampton, was arrested on drunken driving charges after he was pulled over on a traffic stop on Jan. 22 at 10:30 p.m. Police said he failed to dim his high beams to approaching traffic on Montauk Highway, near Napeague Harbor Road. Charged with DWI, he was arraigned before Justice Rana and released on $700 bail.

Domestic Disputes Leads To Arrests

• Howard A. Dunn, 49, of East Hampton, was located and arrested the day after a domestic dispute. Police said he was held on $2,500 bail after a woman he caused physical harm to filed charges on Jan. 23. Dunn was charged with second-degree assault, a felony, and second-degree harassment, a violation. No further details were immediately available.

• Paola A. Zuleta, 26, of Montauk, was arrested on a drug-related charge on Jan. 23. During the course of a domestic dispute in Montauk, police were called about a syringe and silver spoon that were found in a silver make-up case in her mother's house. She was charged with possession of a hypodermic needle, a misdemeanor. Further charges of drug possession are pending, as some pills were sent to to the Suffolk County Lab for testing. She was released on $100 station house bail and will be arraigned on Feb. 23.