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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Police increase DWI enforcement throughout Long Island this holiday season

Every year drunk drivers cause more than 17,000 deaths according to state police. Police say there will be an increase of patrols and DWI enforcement throughout Long Island this holiday…

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Long Island’s first snowfall triggers fatal crashes and hundreds of accidents

Suffolk County police say approximately 200 crashes were reported during the winter weather. Several serious car accidents were reported across Long Island following the season’s first snowfall, prompting police to…

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Long Island DA leads push to close deadly loophole in drugged-driving laws: ‘This is a statewide issue’

New York metro area prosecutors and pols huddled in Times Square on Wednesday in a push to beef up the Empire State’s drugged driving statute — bashing loopholes in the…

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Beloved crossing guard recovering after driver strikes her outside Medford elementary school

The video, first obtained by News 12, shows the driver striking the woman. A Suffolk County Police Department crossing guard is recovering after a driver struck and injured her outside…

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Suffolk police say positive progress made in street takeover crackdown

Between Thanksgiving and Sunday, the Suffolk Street Takeover Task Force issued 129 summonses. Hundreds of people watched a dangerous street takeover near Sunrise Highway Service Road and Commack Road in…

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POINTS OF ORDER Drivers warned it’s easier than ever to lose their license thanks to US state’s revamped penalties law

Drivers have several options to put themselves in the best legal position for the new system A MAJOR American state will soon implement an overhaul of its license point and…

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