Suffolk County

Man Arrested on Long Island for DWI With Girlfriend's 6-Year-Old Son in Car: Police

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  • A Suffolk County man was arrested for alleging driving while intoxicated with his girlfriend’s 6-year-old son in the vehicle Wednesday night
  • Salvador Guevara-Lopez, 47, was charged with DWI, aggravated DWI with a child passenger 15 years or younger and endangering welfare of child
  • Attorney information for Guevara-Lopez was not immediately available

A Suffolk County man was arrested for alleging driving while intoxicated with his girlfriend’s 6-year-old son in the vehicle Wednesday night, police say.

Salvador Guevara-Lopez, 47, of Bay Shore was arrested and charged with DWI, aggravated DWI with a child passenger 15 years or younger — known as Leandra’s Law — and endangering the welfare of a child.

Guevara-Lopez was allegedly driving a 2003 Nissan Altima southbound in the northbound lane of Fifth Avenue near the intersection of Brook Avenue in Bay Shore when he was pulled over by a Highway Enforcement Section officer around 9:37 p.m., according to authorities.

The child was subsequently released into the custody of his mother.

Attorney information for Guevara-Lopez was not immediately available.

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