STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Port Authority Police Department arrested an allegedly drunk man early Monday morning after his car ran out of gas at the Goethals Bridge toll plaza, according to a written statement from the department.

Alvelis Javier del Rosario's gray 2010 Honda shut down at the Mariners Harbor side of the bridge around 12:30 a.m., and began to block traffic, according to the statement.

Police arrived at the scene, and found the car was out of gas. When speaking to del Rosario, police allegedly found him to have slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, and an odor of alcohol on his breath.

The 26-year-old from Irvington, N.J., refused to take a breath test at the scene, according to the statement from the Port Authority.

Del Rosario was arrested, and police charged him with driving while intoxicated, and refusal to take a breath test, according to the Port Authority.