A Central Islip man was arrested for driving while high on marijuana with a child in the car in Lake Grove on Tuesday morning, Suffolk County police said.
Officers pulled over a Nissan driven by Dominic Tola after he was seen talking on his cell phone on Hawkins Avenue and Dual Drive at 11:30 a.m. Officers noticed the 34-year-old was under the influence of drugs while his 16-year-old son and a neighbor’s 12-year-old son were passengers in the car.
Tola was charged under Leandra’s Law with driving while intoxicated with a passenger 15 years old. He was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child, driving while ability impaired by drugs and unlawful possession of marijuana.
Tola iwill be arraigned Wednesday at First District Court in Central Islip.