Felix Benitez, 31, of Atlantic Street, was arrested Saturday night on Pearl Street on the charge of driving while intoxicated.
Police allege Benitez was swerving while driving along the statehighway and was observed to be driving about 15 mph less than theposted 35 mph speed limit at Pearl Street and Mulford Drive.
Benitez’s 2-year-old daughter and his wife were in the car with him at the time of his arrest.
In addition to drunken driving, Benitez was issued tickets for recklessdriving, careless driving, failing to provide a child-safety seat whenrequired, failing to keep right, possessing an open alcoholic beveragein a motor vehicle, DWI with a minor in the motor vehicle, failing toexhibit motor vehicle documents and slow speed impeding traffic.
Benitez’s blood-alcohol content level was 0.11 percent, or 0.03 percent above the state’s legal limit, police said.
A suspected illegal immigrant, Benitez was lodged in Cumberland CountyJail without bail on a detainer issued by Immigration and CustomsEnforcement.
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And another illegal arrested…….Moises Mejia, 24, of North Laurel Street, was arrested Saturday nighton West Broad Street on the charge of driving while intoxicated afterpolice found the car he was driving to be blocking the entrance to theRiverfront parking lot.
Mejia apparently fell asleep at the wheel of the idling car.
In addition to drunken driving, he was issued tickets for driving whileunlicensed, reckless driving and refusing to submit to blood-alcoholcontent testing.
A suspected illegal immigrant, Mejia was lodged in the county jailwithout bail on a detainer issued by Immigration and CustomsEnforcement.
