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Police: Man ditched interlock device, arrested for another DWI

Southampton Police arrested a Riverhead man on a felony DWI charge early this morning after they said he was caught driving without an interlock device.

According to police, 28-year-old David Morales was seen driving northbound on Flanders Road around 12:15 a.m. He was stopped for an unsafe start and failing to maintain his lane of travel, and a further investigation allegedly revealed he was intoxicated.

Mr. Morales was charged with felony DWI, felony aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, circumventing an interlock device, which is a misdemeanor, and cited for unsafe start and moving from his lane unsafely, which are both violations.