Port Chester Man Charged With Leandra’s Law E Felony DWI

PORT CHESTER, NY (October 5, 2026) — A Port Chester man has been charged under Leandra’s Law following a DWI incident on Interstate 684.

New York State Police in Somers conducted a welfare check at approximately 3:40 a.m. on October 4, 2026, on a vehicle parked on the shoulder of the highway in the Town of North Salem. The operator, Hector Villa, 49, of Port Chester, was found to be intoxicated. A 14-year-old child was in the vehicle.

Villa was subjected to Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and subsequently taken into custody. At State Police Somers, a chemical breath test indicated a blood alcohol content of 0.09%. The child was safely released to a sober third party.

Villa faces charges of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger (Leandra’s Law), a Class E felony; Driving While Intoxicated with a Blood Alcohol Content of 0.08% or More, an unclassified misdemeanor; and Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.

He was issued traffic tickets and is scheduled to appear in the Town of North Salem Court on October 26, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

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