Crime & Safety

Village Police Logs: 2 Charged with DWI

Police arrested two men on suspicion of driving while intoxicated last week.

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• Luis A. Villa-Ruiz, 43, of East Hampton, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, on June 14 at about 2:20 a.m. Police pulled him over in a 2002 Nissan Altima after he crossed the double-yellow line and into oncoming traffic and then back into the shoulder on Woods Lane. He was also charged with unlicensed operator and a traffic infraction. His arraignment information was not immediately available.

• James Spencer Wright Hoffman, 26, of New York City, was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, on June 17 at about 2:15 a.m. Police said they paced Hoffman's 2011 Chevrolet Impala at 50 mph in a 30 mph zone on Woods Lane. He appeared drunk and during a routine pat-down, police said they found a small bag of marijuana in his pants pocket. He was also charged with speeding, failure to notify the DMV of an address change, and unlawful possession of marijauana, all violations. His arraignment information was also not available.

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