A Huntington man was arrested Sunday night after Suffolk County police said he was driving while intoxicated with his 21-month-old daughter in the vehicle.
Police gave this account:
Milton Vasquez was driving a 1998 Nissan Altima east on Pulaski Road, near Albermarle Avenue in Huntington Station about 11:05 p.m. when he was pulled over for driving erratically. The Second Precinct officer determined that he was intoxicated. The child was unharmed.
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Second Squad detectives charged Vasquez, 27, of 73 Lafayette St., Huntington, with aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child, a felony under Leandra’s Law, as well as endangering the welfare of a child.
Vasquez is scheduled for arraignment Monday at First District Court in Central Islip.
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