A Roslyn Heights man was arrested for driving while intoxicated with his 10-year-old son in the backseat of his car, police said.
The Nassau County Police Department said that Chaojen Cheng, 53, was driving a 2017 Nissan Pathfinder early Saturday morning. “The vehicle was traveling eastbound on the Long Island Expressway at exit 33 and was failing to maintain its lane,” the department said.
Officers stopped Cheng outside his home on Old Powerhouse Road.
“During the investigation, it was determined that the defendant emitted the odor of alcohol on his breath and had glassy eyes,” the police said.
The defendant’s 10-year-old son had been seated in the back of the Nissan, the department said, and was released to his mother at the scene. The child was not injured.
The department said Cheng was placed under arrest “without incident.”
Cheng is charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated under Leandra’s Law, driving while intoxicating, endangering the welfare of a child, driving while intoxicated and multiple unnamed vehicle and traffic law infractions.
He was arraigned on Sunday at First District Court in Hempstead, where he was represented by a member of the Mineola-based Brunetti Law Firm.
Cheng is due back in court on Friday.
