Riverhead cracks down on e-bikes, e-scooters with tough new safety law

Town officials say the vehicles pose a significant safety concern. News 12 has reported on numerous crashes involving e-bikes across Long Island. The growing popularity of e-bikes, e-dirt bikes and…

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‘Operation Hard Hat’ sees nearly 70 drivers ticketed in one day on Southern State Parkway

New York State Police say it was a part of Operation Hard Hat, a multi-department initiative aiming to crack down on reckless driving in highway work zones. Nearly 70 drivers…

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9 arrested, 12 vehicles impounded after street takeover foiled in East Farmingdale

The Brief The Suffolk County Street Takeover Task Force  intercepted a planned gathering in the Plainview-East Farmingdale area just minutes after it began on Friday night. Numerous vehicles blocked off…

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Hauppauge man sentenced for fatal drunk driving crash that killed off-duty Nassau County police officer

Matthew Smith was sentenced to 7 1/3 to 22 years in state prison. The Hauppauge man who drove drunk and killed off-duty Nassau County Police Officer Patricia Espinosa was sentenced…

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Distracted Driving turns deadly fast on New York roads

June is one of the deadliest month of the year for distracted driving crashes, and safety experts are warning New Yorkers to be careful as summer traffic starts picking up.…

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Micromobility-related trauma cases on the rise, as kids ride e-bikes recklessly in LI traffic

Trauma cases involving e-bikes and e-scooters increased by more than 900% at Stony Brook University's Children's Hospital between 2023 and 2025. A dangerous scene that unfolded on a busy Long…

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Teen DWI arrests increasing on Long Island: ‘Kids are partying more and starting earlier’

LONG ISLAND, New York (WABC) -- Experts are sounding the alarm about the increase in the number of teen drivers arrested for drunk driving on Long Island. "All the wonderful things…

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Justin Timberlake Files Petition to Block Release of Long Island DUI Arrest Footage

The pop superstar's attorneys argue that the eight hours of footage “encroaches on areas of [Timberlake’s] life and emotional state" at the time of the 2024 incident.  Justin Timberlake’s DUI…

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BRAKE CHECK Final week until new drivers are hit with $450 fines and 11 points on license under slew of new speed limit laws

NEW speed limit laws with strict fines and point increases will come into effect next week. Drivers going as little as 1mph over the speed limit could be hit with a…

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