A Riverhead man driving a construction crane struck several vehicles along the Long Island Expressway before leaving the scene of the crash Tuesday evening, Suffolk police said. He was later charged with drunken driving. (more…)
Tag: DWI
Eight people were arrested overnight during increased enforcement by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s DWI Task Force, which included members of the Riverhead, Southold, Suffolk County and New York State police departments. READ
A Calverton man is facing felony charges after he left the scene of a crash in Ronkonkoma early Sunday morning, Suffolk Police said. READ
A Mattituck man who was spotted driving erratically at a high rate of speed was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Peconic Friday night and was also found to be responsible for a hit and run crash in Riverhead, according to Southold Town police. READ
Clayton Sichling, 24, of Riverhead was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated last Saturday during a traffic stop for multiple vehicle and traffic violations on Hubbard Avenue in Riverhead, according to state police. READ
An alleged drunken driver struck a utility pole, causing his car to catch fire and a power outage in the area for about three hours early Thursday morning in Flanders, according to Southampton Town police.
Riverhead Town police arrested four people during DWI checkpoints Wednesday night. READ
A wrong-way driver who crashed into and killed an Aquebogue man in a 2015 collision on Sunrise Highway in Yaphank was convicted Monday of manslaughter and driving while intoxicated, but was acquitted of second-degree murder by depraved indifference and reckless endangerment. READ
