11.22.2019 Police DA: Boat operator’s BAC under legal threshold for criminal charge A toxicology report showed the operator of a 39-foot Cobalt that struck a bulkhead two weeks ago, killing a Riverhead woman onboard, did not have a blood alcohol content...
08.21.2016 Police Penalties for boating while intoxicated repeat offenders increased Boaters caught operating their vessels while intoxicated will now have any previous drunken driving convictions used against them to strengthen penalties.
06.17.2014 Police DA: DWI Task Force adding checkpoints this summer East End law enforcement agencies joined Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota Tuesday afternoon to unveil a plan to bolster sobriety checkpoints on land and at sea this summer....
09.14.2012 News Spota: DWI Task Force to step up BWI patrols next summer The Suffolk County East End DWI Task Force plans to expand its mission to cover Boating While Intoxicated crimes next summer, after a successful inaugural summer of DWI checkpoints...
08.26.2012 Police Cops: Riverhead man was boating drunk; children had no life vests The U.S. Coast Guard stopped a Riverhead man for boating erratically Sunday evening, only to learn he was intoxicated and his two young children were on board without life...
