The Suffolk County Police Department, assisted by the New York State Police, MTA Police and the
Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, arrested seven motorists during an overnight sobriety checkpoint in
Central Islip on Aug. 30.

Police officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Highway SAFE-T Team (Selective
Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team) conducted a joint sobriety checkpoint operation with New York
State Troopers, MTA Police, and Suffolk County Deputy Sheriffs in the LIRR parking lot located at 870
Suffolk Ave., from 11 p.m. until 2:35 a.m.

The checkpoint was part of an ongoing Labor Day weekend enforcement crackdown targeting alcohol and drug impaired driving. A total of 656 vehicles went through the checkpoint.

The following people were charged with allegedly Driving While Intoxicated:

• Roger Bentez-Maldlado, 45, of Central Islip
• Dore Gonzalez, 44, of Brentwood

The following people were charged with allegedly Driving While Intoxicated and Ability Impaired by Drugs:

• Jimmy Moran Ponce, 21, of Central Islip
• Daniel Ramirez Guardado, 22, of Central Islip

The following people were charged with allegedly Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs:

• Jasmine Tamayo-Ochoa, 24, of Shirley
• Brayan Sorto Luna, 23, of Brentwood

The following person was charged with alleged Ability Impaired by Alcohol:
• Astrid Contrieras, 29, of Brentwood

The arrestees will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on August 31.