Long Island increases sobriety checkpoints after DWI arrests at an all-time high

SUFFOLK COUNTY (WABC) -- This summer, authorities on Long Island are making sure everyone gets the message that drinking and driving kills. In Suffolk County alone, authorities have made more than…

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Feds promise to clean up Long Island’s deadly traffic nightmare after congresswoman sounds alarm on 10 years of staggering crashes

Every seven minutes on Long Island can be a matter of life or death. After a decade of registering some of the deadliest roads across the US, the feds say they’re now “committed”…

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Queens woman arrested following BQE collision that left a motorcyclist dead

A Queens woman was arrested following a weekend collision that left a motorcyclist dead on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE). Police arrested 44-year-old Laura Cordova of Chestnut Hill Avenue in Richmond…

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Why DOT is looking to overhaul Conduit Avenue, a major but dangerous Brooklyn-Queens thoroughfare

NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) officials launched a study on Monday to transform a major corridor that crosses two boroughs and is plagued by traffic trouble. Officials will study Conduit Avenue,…

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Reckless Ohio driver causes multi-vehicle crash by coming to full stop on busy interstate after missing exit — then flees

A reckless driver caused a three-vehicle crash on a busy Ohio interstate when they came to a dead stop after missing an exit and tried merging over during rush-hour traffic.The…

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