Intoxicated Man Crashes Vehicle With Boy, 5, Inside: PD

NORTH VALLEY STREAM, NY — A Franklin Square man was arrested after driving while intoxicated with a 5-year-old boy in the vehicle and crashing, police said.

According to Nassau County police, officers responded to the area of Dutch Broadway and Downing Road after a crash at 7:23 p.m. on Sunday.

Upon arrival, it was determined that Christon Beharry, 30, was driving a 2024 BMW when he struck 2020 Chevrolet, police said.

After the initial collision, the 2020 Chevrolet struck a 2017 Ford; all vehicles were traveling eastbound on Dutch Broadway, police said.

An investigation at scene revealed Beharry to be intoxicated and he was placed under arrest without incident, police said.

There was a 5-year-old boy in the the vehicle at the time of the crash, who was not in a child restraint system, police said. He was evaluated at the scene by a Nassau County police medic and his mother refused medical attention, police said.

No injuries were reported at the scene, police said.

Beharry was arrested and charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child less than 16 in the vehicle, a felony under Leandra's Law; DWI; endangering the welfare of a child; and reckless endangerment, police said.

He was slated for arraignment on Monday at First District Court in Hempstead, police said.