Police: Drunken man drove wrong way on Sunrise Highway

<p>A Connecticut man is accused of driving drunk in the wrong direction on Sunrise Highway.</p>

News 12 Staff

Mar 19, 2018, 2:27 AM

Updated 2,242 days ago

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A Connecticut man is accused of driving drunk in the wrong direction on Sunrise Highway.
Suffolk police say Manuel Lucero-Corte was driving east in the westbound lanes around 5:30 a.m. Sunday in Patchogue.
They say an officer avoided a crash by activating his emergency lights and weaving between lanes until the driver pulled over.
No one was hurt in the incident.


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