New York DWI on Staten Island for Man Who Hits Parked Car

Richmond County NY drunk driver was one block from home.

Thomas Guercio was charged with driving while intoxicated on Staten Island after crashing his 2007 Ford Fusion into a parked car. The Richmond resident was just down the block from his home.

When police arrived on the scene around 9:45 pm, they found Guercio, 46, with his shirt on backwards. The NY DWI suspect was slurring his speech, had bloodshot eyes and was unsteady on his feet. The officers found an open bottle of vodka in the car. Guercio refused to have his blood alcohol content tested though he was taken to a local medical center for alcohol poisoning.

Guercio was charged with driving while intoxicated in New York and driving while impaired. He faces up to one year in jail if convicted.

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