RYE, NY (August 31, 2025) — A 56-year-old Rye resident, Thomas M Davitt III, was arrested on August 29, 2025, following a traffic stop initiated at approximately 10:12 p.m. The incident began when a Rye Police Officer observed Davitt’s 2024 Cadillac Escalade fail to yield to a marked patrol vehicle at the yield sign at Fireman’s Circle.
Upon approaching the vehicle, the officer noted Davitt exhibiting bloodshot and watery eyes and detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from the vehicle. Officers administered Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, which Davitt failed. Based on these observations, Davitt was arrested and transported to Rye Police Headquarters, where he refused to submit to a chemical test.
Davitt was processed and released on an appearance ticket returnable to the City of Rye Court on September 9, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. to answer to a charge of Driving While Intoxicated.
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