Police: New York Man with Anti-DWI Device in DWI Crash

Police say a Long Island man whose car was outfitted with an anti-drunken-driving device rented another car and crashed it while intoxicated.

Police say 27-year-old Marvin Rice, Junior, of Shirley, lost control of a rental car in Brentwood Sunday morning and struck a utility pole.

Stony Brook University Medical Center says Rice is in critical condition.

Suffolk County police say the driver agreed after a previous DWI conviction to have his car equipped with an ignition interlock device. The “blow and go” technology tests for alcohol in a driver’s breath before letting the car start.

It’s unclear when he acquired the rental car, which had no such device.

Police say Rice will be arraigned on a DWI charge April 13 at First District Court in Central Islip.

No telephone number could be found for the drive

Latest Comments

• February 23, 2009 at 11:23 am

  bill plunkett says:

  if you have an interlock system installed on your vehicle it is stated on your drivers license that that is the only vehicle he could drive. How was he able to rent a car? He ... read more
• February 23, 2009 at 10:13 am

  Mike NY says:

  Jail with rehab and sober house highly suggested. For some it works for some it doesnt until they have reached rock bottom. Whether its their own death or outcasted by family ... read more
• February 21, 2009 at 8:20 am

  Bill Dikant says:

  Way back I mentioned this to a politician and was told cant do That. That it would be excessive punishment. I also suggested have car rental agencies have the capability to do... read more