10 Arrested Over Weekend for Drunk Driving Charges and One Teen Injured After Being Hit by Car

The Staten Island Advance is reporting that there were 10 arrests made in Staten Island over the weekend due to drunk driving. 

One of the arrests made was a Luis B. Vanegas, 28-year old man from West Brighton, hit another car and injured a 13-year old girl.  The accident occured Friday night at around 10:40 pm according to the police.

The 13-year old girl, whose name was not released, was sitting in the passanger side of the car when the drunk driver crashed into the vehicle she was sitting in.  The girl was taken to the hospital after the crash due to injuries that she sustained.

Luis B. Vanegas blood alcohol content level that night was .214 which is nearly 2 1/2 times higher than the legal limit which is .08.  He was charged by the police with aggrivated driving while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, endangering the walfare of a child, operating a motor vehicle while impaired and second degree reckless endangerment.

If you or your child was injured by a drunk driver contact Frank J. Dito Jr., Staten Island & Brooklyn New York child injury lawyer.  If the injuries your child sustained during the car crash are at the fault of the intoxicated driver your child deserves to be compensated.  Contact Frank J. Dito Jr. at 718.979.4300 for a free evaluation of your child's accident case.