Port Chester Man Faces Five Felony Charges Under Leandra’s Law for DWI with Children in Vehicle

PORT CHESTER, NY (November 1, 2026) — A Port Chester man faces five felony counts of aggravated driving while intoxicated involving child passengers under 16, according to New York State Police records.

Fredy Arnoldo Regalado Carranza, 32, was arrested Saturday at 1:36 a.m. in the Village of Port Chester. State Police charged Carranza with seven offenses, including five Class E felony counts of aggravated DWI under New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 1192(2-a)(b), commonly known as Leandra’s Law, which makes it a felony to drive while intoxicated with a child younger than 16 in the vehicle.

The charges consist of five counts of aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child passenger under 16, Class E felonies under VTL 1192(2-a)(b); one count of operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% or greater, an unclassified misdemeanor under VTL 1192(2); and one count of driving while intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor under VTL 1192(3). Each of the five felony charges is listed separately in the arrest record, although the report does not explicitly state the number of children involved.

Carranza was released to a third party following his arrest. No bail amount was listed in the State Police report, which was issued by the New Rochelle Thruway station.

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