Man arrested on DWI charges with child in the vehicle

Man arrested on DWI charges with child in the vehicle

(Huntington Station, NY)- A Long Island father was arrested over the weekend on charges including DWI with his 12-year-old child, in the vehicle. Police say the accident happened Sunday night around 9:20pm on East 10th Street, between Varney and Mulford Avenues in Huntington Station. Police say Denis Manzaneras-Orellana, 34 of Huntington Station, was driving a 2000 Honda sedan on East 10th Street when he crashed into an unoccupied car with his child in the vehicle. The child was not injured and released to a family member. Manzaneras-Orellana, was charged with Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger 15 Years Old or Younger (Leandra’s Law) and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

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