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Police: West Babylon man arrested for DWI, driving in wrong direction on Sunrise Highway

Two passengers were hospitalized with minor injuries while two others declined treatment.

News 12 Staff

Oct 28, 2023, 12:14 PM

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A West Babylon man is accused of driving while intoxicated and driving in the wrong direction on Sunrise Highway.

Police say 24-year-old Jose Espinoza-Silva was driving in the westbound lanes of Sunrise Highway just before 5 a.m. Saturday when he crashed into two vehicles and then a guardrail near Exit 40 in North Babylon.

Two passengers were hospitalized with minor injuries while two others declined treatment.

Authorities say Espinoza-Silva was not injured and has been charged with driving while intoxicated. He is expected to be arraigned in Central Islip.

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