From East Hampton Patch

• Ronald A. King, 37, of East Hampton, was arrested on a felony driving while intoxicated charge, after he hit a tree on Cedar Street in East Hampton on July 26 at about 5:50 p.m. Police said witnesses saw King’s 1993 Jeep driving on the wrong side of the road before hitting the tree and then leaving the area. Police found the Jeep in a driveway on Oak View Highway with the engine running. King got out of the car, and police aid he appeared intoxicated.

King was charged with a felony due to a prior DWI conviction within the past 10 years. He was also charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, also a felony, for driving with a suspended license.

Following an arraignment in East Hampton Justice Court, King was held on $10,000 cash or $20,000 bond.

• Darlene R. Smith, 55, of East Hampton, was arrested after she rolled her 2005 Min over on Three Mile Harbor-Hog Creek Road in Springs on July 25 at about 11:30 p.m., police said. Smith was already out of the car when police arrived, but there was a strong odor of alcohol on her breath. She told police she swerved to avoid a deer, causing her off the road, to roll over, and go into the woods. She was taken by Springs ambulance ….MORE