WESTBURY, Long Island (WABC) -- A man is under arrest after police on Long Island say he was driving drunk with four children in the car on Sunday morning.
Authorities say 42-year-old Tommie Hooks, a North Carolina resident, was exiting a parking lot at 2:20 a.m. on Old Country Road in Westbury when he was caught driving through a red light.
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During the car stop, an officer observed that Hooks smelled of alcohol on his breath while having slurred speech and glassy eyes.
Hooks' passengers included his 10 and 15-year-old sons, a 7-year-old nephew, an 11-year-old niece and a 38-year-old male cousin.
The children were released into the custody of another family member at the scene and were not injured during the incident.
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Hooks is charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, endangering the welfare of a child and driving while intoxicated.
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