Freeport man sentenced to up to 18 years in prison for DWI crash that killed 3
Dante Lennon pleaded guilty in March to driving twice the speed limit with a blood alcohol level of 0.12% when he slammed into a Lincoln town car as it was…
Police: Man accused of driving drunk in East Meadow with 13-year-old boy inside car
The man failed a sobriety test and was arrested. The boy was released to a family friend at the scene. A 48-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested Saturday for driving drunk…
Long Island man sentenced after killing young, married couple in a drunken crash
Man sentenced after fatal drunk driving crash Two children faced the man who killed their parents in a drunk driving crash last year on Long Island. FOX 5 NY's Jodi…
Police: Freeport man accused of driving drunk in Roosevelt with 3-year-old son inside car
Authorities say 32-year-old Abidan Sorto-Benitez was driving a Honda Civic just before 10 p.m. when he struck a curb. A Freeport man is facing multiple charges after police say he…
Town of Hempstead says school bus camera program paying dividends for communities, keeping kids safe
GARDEN CITY, Long Island (WABC) -- The Town of Hempstead's school bus camera program has only been around for a year and a half, but it already seems to be paying…
Garbage truck driver indicted for 2023 fatal crash in Hauppauge
Prosecutors say Jaswinder Singh was speeding when he slammed the truck into a row of cars that had been stopped at a red light A garbage truck driver has been…
Queens Man’s Drunken Strip Club Visit Led To GF’s Death In Crash: DA
Ray Perez, 27, drank for hours at a strip club before a hit-and-run that left his girlfriend Bridget Enriquez, 29, dead, authorities said. A Queens man faces a manslaughter charge…
DA Syosset man pleads guilty in DWI crash that killed married couple in Laurel Hollow
Sotirios Spanos, 33, pleaded guilty today to aggravated vehicular homicide, two counts of manslaughter in the second degree, two counts of assault in the second degree and DWI. The Nassau…
Police: Drunk driver hits patrol car at scene of DWI crash; Suffolk officer hurt
Authorities say a 2023 Hyundai driven by 27-year-old Dimitrios Thomopoulos struck a pole on East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington around 2:45 a.m. A Suffolk County officer at the scene of…
Police urge drivers to slow down and move over for stopped vehicles
The reminder comes after a distracted driver rear-ended a trooper's car on the Meadowbrook Parkway over the weekend. Police are reminding drivers of the state's newly expanded Move Over Law…