NJ Man Accused Of Felony DWI

ORANGEBURG, NY — A New Jersey man was accused of driving while drunk in Orangeburg. Orangetown police said William A. Lopez-Garcia, 43, of Northvale, New Jersey, was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated and first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, felonies, and circumvention of an ignition interlock device, a misdemeanor.

Police said, when they stopped a 2006 Volkswagen for vehicle and traffic violations, the driver appeared to be intoxicated.

Lopez-Garcia refused to take either the standard field sobriety tests or a breath screening test, according to authorities.

He was arrested and taken to police headquarters when he refused to take a breathalyzer test, police said.

Lopez-Garcia had also been operating the car while his privilege to drive had been revoked in the state, police said, and the car was not equipped with an ignition interlock device in violation of a driving restriction.

He is scheduled to return to Orangetown Court Feb. 18.

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