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Drunk Driving
Wyandanch, NY
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Nearly Mows Down Cops During Wyandanch Traffic Stop: Police
A drunk driver on Long Island nearly slammed into two cops who had pulled over a different vehicle for a traffic violation, police said. The incident began after 10 p.m. Friday, May 15 when Suffolk County Police executed a traffic stop on Gordon Avenue in Wyandanch, the department shared Thursday, May 21 in social media posts. As two officers, one man and one woman, were speaking with the first driver, an out-of-control drunk driver sped into two parked vehicles and nearly struck the two officers, who jumped out of the way and avoided injuries, according to authorities. The driver was then…
Southampton, NY
Police & Fire
Crashing, Fleeing, Sleeping, And More: Six LI Drunk Drivers Busted On South Fork, Police Say
Six people were arrested for drunk driving in and around Southampton over the weekend, including one person who crashed into another vehicle, one person who fled on foot, and one who was asleep at the wheel, according to police. Ernest Kempermann, a 63-year-old Southampton man, was involved in a minor collision with another vehicle on Noyack Road around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3, Southampton Town Police said. Cops later determined Kempermann was drunk at the time of the crash, and he was set for arraignment Monday, May 4 on a misdemeanor DWI charge, police said. No injuries were reported. T…
Bethlehem, PA
News
Drunk Birthday Hit-And-Run Leaves Woman In Coma: Bethlehem Police
A drunk driving hit-and-run that left a young woman in a coma has ended in a guilty verdict, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, April 28. Leroy Mendez, 37, of Bethlehem, was found guilty following a non-jury trial on charges including aggravated assault, aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, accidents involving death or personal injury, insurance fraud, and DUI-related offenses, according to the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office. The charges stem from a crash on the unit block of East 4th Street around 1:32 a.m. on July 19, when 24-year-old Erykah Ramos was standing next to a…
White Plains, NY
Sports
USA Wins First Gold Medal In Men's Hockey Since Miracle 1980 Team, Beating Canada In OT
For the first time since the iconic “Miracle on Ice” in 1980, Team USA has won Olympic gold in men’s hockey, defeating arch-rival Canada 2-1 in overtime at the Milano Cortina Winter Games. New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes scored the game-winning goal just 1:41 into 3-on-3 overtime, assisted by Zach Werenski, to secure the historic victory at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Sunday, Feb. 22. THE GOAL HEARD AROUND THE WORLD 🥇🥇 #WINTEROLYMPICS pic.twitter.com/Y61845Duua — USA Hockey (@usahockey) February 22, 2026 The game was a hard-fought battle between the two hockey powerho…
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Jumps Curb In Alexandria, Shatters Virginia Family As Teen Fights For Life
A teenage boy is fighting for his life after a drunk driver jumped a curb and slammed into him while he was walking with friends in Virginia, leaving his family clinging to hope inside the ICU. Subhan Rahmim was critically injured near North Van Dorn Street and Holmes Run Parkway in Alexandria on Thursday, Jan. 15, after a driver under the influence veered onto the sidewalk and struck him at speeds above the posted 35 mph limit, according to his family. Police said officers shut down northbound North Van Dorn Street after the crash and rushed Subhan to the hospital with life-threatening inj…
Amityville, NY
News
Amityville Contractor Caught Shorting Workers On School Jobs, Forced To Pay Back $13K
A Long Island contractor who was previously accused in an alleged drunk driving crash that killed a pedestrian, confessed to stealing wages from employees who worked on public school projects. Rand Strollo, 62, of Amityville, admitted to failing to pay required prevailing wages to his workers and was ordered to repay more than $13,000 in stolen earnings, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office. Strollo, the owner of RJ Painting Inc., underpaid employees who worked on a public works project at Masera Middle School between April 12 and May 30, 2024. The contract required workers to b…
Bowie, MD
News
Driver Admits To Drunk Driving Crash That Killed Vikings Rookie, Teammates In PG County
A woman responsible for a crash in Maryland that claimed the lives of Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson and two former teammates last year has pleaded guilty, authorities announced. Cori Clingman, 25, pleaded guilty this week to three counts of negligent homicide under the influence of alcohol for her role in the July 2024 crash that claimed the lives of 24-year-old Khyree Jackson, 23-year-old Isaiah Hazel, and 24-year-old Anthony Lytton, Jr., according to the Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office. In July 2024, Clingman and the victims, who were all fr…
Mastic-Shirley, NY
News
Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Front Of Toddler In Suffolk Crash: DA
A Yaphank woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges for driving drunk and high before a crash that killed 75-year-old Esther Guy and injured her daughter in front of a toddler, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Crash Kills Grandmother, Injures Daughter Melissa Koprowski, 32, admitted she was intoxicated and impaired by marijuana when she caused the deadly head-on collision on Middle Country Road in Middle Island on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at 8:39 p.m., according to prosecutors. Koprowski was behind the wheel of a 2014 Dodge Dura…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
DUI Driver With Kids In Car Arrested Again After Mahwah Pursuit: Cops
A New Jersey woman was arrested after fleeing police and being tracked down hours later at a New Jersey motel, authorities said. On Wednesday, Sept. 17, Officer Gregory Bulick was on patrol in Saddle River when a white SUV sped past him while driving recklessly, the department said in a press release. Bulick attempted a traffic stop, but police said the driver, later identified as Kaitlyn Slicker-Abulteen, of Warwick, NY, accelerated even more after he activated his emergency lights and sirens. For safety reasons, Bulick ended the pursuit and issued a BOLO to nearby departments. The …
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
DWI Arrest: Car Burns, Suspect's Brother Involved In Bystander Scuffle In Ramapo, Police Say
A drunk driver was arrested in Rockland County after his vehicle went up in flames, police said. The incident happened on Sunday, Sept. 21, around 7:30 p.m. in Ramapo, when officers responded to a vehicle fire on College Road near Highview Road. The car was fully engulfed when police arrived and was found to be unoccupied, according to Ramapo Police. Police said the driver stayed at the scene and was taken into custody for driving while intoxicated. His blood alcohol content was nearly two and a half times the legal limit, according to authorities. The suspect's name has not been release…
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Mugshot Released Of Drunk PA Teen Who Crashed Into Box Truck, Shuttering I-83 In Lower Paxton
A mugshot has been released of the drunk driver fleeing police, who caused a late-night crash that shut down a stretch of Interstate 83 in Dauphin County. The driver was identified as Nyceire Coiley, 18, of Harrisburg. Police said he was drunk when he crashed head-on into a box truck after ignoring multiple traffic stop attempts on Monday, Sept. 15 around 11:30 p.m. Officers first spotted Coiley’s dark blue Honda CRV speeding westbound on Union Deposit Road near Rutherford Road, with rear lights that weren’t working, according to police. He ignored flashing lights and sirens, fleeing at a h…
Thompson, CT
Police & Fire
Driver 3 Times Over Limit Busted Going Wrong Way On I-395 In Plainfield: Police
Troopers stopped a drunk driver heading the wrong way on I-395 after several 911 calls warned of a white pickup barreling north in the southbound lanes, authorities said. Benjamin Benoit, 23, of Thompson, faces multiple charges after police said he was driving with a blood-alcohol content three times over the legal limit. Connecticut State Troopers pulled over Benoit's truck on Saturday, Sept. 13, just before 2 a.m. near Exit 29 on I-395. Police said Benoit showed “slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, and the odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his person.” They added he “had dif…
Greenburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Drunk Man Caught Nearly Twice Legal Limit With Child In Car On I-87 In Ardsley, Police Say
A New Jersey man is accused of driving drunk with a child in his vehicle after being stopped for speeding on Interstate 87 in Westchester County, NY, police said. The arrest happened after an incident at around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7, when troopers saw a 2025 Mazda CX-9 speeding northbound on I-87 and pulled it over in Ardsley, according to New York State Police. Troopers said the driver, Jose Vargas, 39, showed signs of impairment, including slurred speech, diminished reflexes, and the odor of alcohol. A child was also found in the back seat, police added. Vargas was arrested …
Garden City, NY
News
Driver Gets Up To 22 Years For Drunken Crash That Killed Passenger In Garden City
A Long Beach man will spend up to 22 years in prison after driving drunk and causing a fatal crash in Garden City. Christhian Velasquez Galeano, 28, was sentenced to 9 to 22 years in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, Sept. 10, after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter and related charges. Velasquez Galeano was behind the wheel of a Nissan Maxima in the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 9, when he drove into oncoming traffic along Stewart Avenue in Garden City, prosecutors said. The car struck a tree, killing his passenger, 27-year-old Marco Zuniga. Velasquez Galeano and another pa…
Setauket-Stony Brook, NY
Obituaries
‘My First Love’: Girlfriend Pens Heartbreaking Tribute To LI Motorcyclist Killed In DWI Crash
A Long Island family is mourning the loss of a 24-year-old man whose life was cut short by an alleged drunk driver while riding his motorcycle. Jerry Diaz Jr., of Nesconset, was riding on Nesconset Highway in Stony Brook when he was struck by a pickup truck near New Moriches Road around 12:20 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, as Daily Voice reported. He died at the scene. Suffolk County Police arrested the pickup driver, 25-year-old Mark Anthony Giordano of St. James, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. In the days since, loved ones have flooded Diaz’ family with tributes and donations f…
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Man With Four Prior DWIs Crashes SUV Into Boulder, Arrested Again In Stony Point: Police
A 50-year-old man with a history of drunk driving convictions was arrested after crashing his SUV on a Rockland County roadway, police said. The incident happened Saturday, Aug. 30, around 6:45 p.m. on North Liberty Drive (Route 202) and Elm Avenue in Tomkins Cove, the Stony Point Police Department said in an announcement on Saturday, Sept. 6. Officers responded to several 911 calls reporting a one-car crash and found a black SUV with heavy front-end damage on the northbound shoulder. The vehicle had struck a boulder, a utility pole, and a large sign, police said. Standing next to the wrec…
Brentwood, NY
News
Brentwood Man Admits To Crashing Into Suffolk Officer’s Vehicle While Impaired
A Brentwood man admitted to driving drunk and high when he slammed into a Suffolk County police officer’s vehicle on the Long Island Expressway, leaving the officer seriously injured. Cody Fisher, 29, pleaded guilty Thursday, Sept. 4, to assaulting a police officer and multiple related charges in the January 2025 crash that nearly killed Suffolk County Police Officer Brendon Gallagher. The crash happened around 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, as Officer Gallagher was conducting a traffic stop on the LIE between Exits 58 and 57, as Daily Voice reported. Fisher sped by in a 2021 Ford Mustang, revving …
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Hit 112MPH On Route 8 In Trumbull; Blew Twice Legal Limit: Police
A Connecticut man was arrested after state police say he sped more than 110 mph on Route 8 while drunk. Nathaniel Earl, 44, of Derby, was behind the wheel of a gray Jeep Grand Cherokee that a Connecticut State trooper said had approached their cruiser at an extremely high rate of speed. The trooper accelerated and clocked the Jeep at speeds up to 112 mph, State Police said. The driver eventually slowed near traffic, and the trooper pulled them over near Exit 6 in Trumbull. Earl showed clear signs of impairment, including bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, and he smelled like alcohol, Sta…
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Police & Fire
Erratic Drunk Driver Caught With Young Teen In Car On Route 55 In LaGrange: Police
A 62-year-old woman was arrested for drunk driving with a child passenger after a traffic stop in Dutchess County, authorities said. The arrest happened on Sunday, Aug. 31, at around 6:30 p.m. on Route 55 in LaGrange, New York State Police announced on Monday, Sept. 1. Troopers stopped a Jeep Wrangler after a BOLO alert from Dutchess County 911 reported the vehicle driving erratically. The driver, identified as 62-year-old Angela P. Torres of Jackson Heights, Queens, showed signs of being intoxicated, police said. A 15-year-old child was also inside the vehicle at the time, aut…
Latham, NY
Police & Fire
DWI Driver Hits Pedestrian, Leaving Him Critically Injured On I-87:
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A pedestrian is in critical condition after being struck by a drunk driver in Queensbury, New York State Police announced on Saturday, Aug. 30. The crash happened at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29, at the intersection of Aviation Road and the Exit 19 southbound off-ramp from Interstate 87 in Warren County, according to troopers. Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2016 Jeep Cherokee, driven by 25-year-old Brodie C. Gerber of Lake George, exited I-87 and turned east onto Aviation Road, striking a 45-year-old man who was partially in the roadway, police said. The pedestrian…
Ephrata, PA
Police & Fire
PA Dad Used Infant As Human Shield After Assaulting Woman, Month After Ramming Ephrata Cop: PD
A Lancaster County man who allegedly assaulted a woman and then used a 1-year-old infant as a human shield to avoid arrest has waived his preliminary hearing and is headed to county court, police and court documents say. Mupisi Mizowa, 43, of New Holland, waived his preliminary hearing on Friday, Aug. 15 before Judge Jonathan Heisse in connection with an incident on Saturday, Aug. 3 at his East Jackson Street residence in New Holland Borough. Mizowa is accused of striking the woman twice in the head and dragging her by the arm while yelling inside the home shortly before midnight. Another j…
North Branford, CT
Police & Fire
Egg Shells Help Solve North Branford Fatal OUI Crash; Driver To Serve 10 Years
A Florida man will spend the next decade in prison for a deadly drunk driving crash in North Branford that killed a man walking home from work, authorities said. James Black, 42, of Myakka City, was sentenced to 18 years in prison, with 10 years to be served behind bars and five years of probation. The sentence comes after he admitted to hitting and killing 67-year-old David Horbal while speeding along Foxon Road. Prosecutors said Black had been drinking at a nearby bar before getting behind the wheel of his pickup truck. He was driving 75 to 80 miles per hour when he struck Horbal, w…
College Park, MD
Police & Fire
DUI Suspect Slams Patrol Car, Pins Maryland Trooper On Beltway In College Park: State Police
A traffic stop on the Capital Beltway nearly turned deadly when a Maryland State Trooper was struck by a suspected drunk driver, authorities said. The incident happened shortly after 12:45 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, on the inner loop of I-495 near Route 1 in College Park, according to Maryland State Police. One trooper was conducting a traffic stop on the highway when a second pulled up behind him to assist, police said. Both had their emergency lights activated. Then, troopers said Damien Arnold Haman, 42, of Fort Meade, was behind the wheel of a silver Dodge Charger when he slammed into the…
Wappingers Falls, NY
Police & Fire
Drunk Man Caught With 4 Young Kids In Car On Route 9 In Wappinger: Police
An Orange County man is facing felony charges after police said he was caught driving drunk in Dutchess County with four young children, including an eight-month-old, in the car. The incident happened in Wappinger on Saturday, Aug. 16, around 8:45 p.m., when a trooper stopped a Honda traveling southbound on Route 9 for multiple traffic violations, New York State Police said on Thursday, Aug. 21. The driver, identified as 37-year-old Douglas Omar Melara of Newburgh, showed signs of intoxication, police said. Four children ages 5, 3, 2, and 8 months were also in the vehicle at the time.…
Chesapeake City, MD
Police & Fire
Owings Man With 6 DUIs Turns Simple Speeding Stop Into 80+ MPH Police Chase, Prosecutors Say
A Maryland man with six prior DUIs and a history of running from cops did it again — this time turning a simple speeding violation into an 80+ MPH booze-fueled chase and a fresh prison sentence, authorities said. The Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office said Tarvaris Tony Reid, 47, of Owings, led deputies on a high-speed pursuit through Owings in February, after he refused to stop for what started as a basic speeding stop. Instead, Reid floored it. Deputies said he barreled down Skinners Turn Road, West Mt. Harmony Road, Fowler Road, Jennifer Lane, and MD Route 4, topping 80 MPH …
Waynesboro, PA
News
PA Dad Watched As Driver Who Drank 12 Beers Killed Hearing-Impaired 11-Year-Old Daughter
A Pennsylvania man has been charged in the tragic death of 11‑year‑old Roxanne Alexis Bonnoni, a hearing‑impaired girl described as “a light” in her Harrison Township community, authorities announced. Jeffrey Alan Glowatski, 65, is accused of drinking 12 beers on Aug. 20, 2024, before striking Roxanne as she played outside her home, according to the criminal complaint. Glowatski began drinking at 2:45 p.m.; after leaving a second bar around 7:15 p.m., he crashed into Roxanne within minutes—his speech reportedly slurred, and he refused sobriety tests. Investigators later obtained a blood samp…
Toms River, NJ
News
Family Pushes For Harsher Drunk Driving Penalties After Toms River Work Zone Death
Allen Adams spent his life making New Jersey's roads safer. On Thursday, July 31, the 50-year-old construction worker from Lumberton was killed in a Toms River work zone after being struck by an alleged drunk driver, according to his family and authorities in Ocean County. Adams was hit around 1 a.m. on Route 9 near Raymond Avenue, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. He was rushed to Community Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Douglas Smith, 51, of Toms River, showed signs of impairment at the scene and was charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless drivi…
Salem, NJ
Police & Fire
Salem Scooter Rider Critical After Struck By Millville DWI Driver: Bridgeton PD
A 57-year-old Salem resident is in critical condition after they were struck by a drunk driver in Bridgeton on Monday, Aug. 11, authorities said. At 8:39 p.m., officers responded to Route 49 and S. East Avenue after a vehicle operated by Emanuel Perez-Garcia, a 32-year-old Millville resident, struck the person on a motorized scooter, Bridgeton police said. The crash caused the scooterist to be thrown from the vehicle and lose consciousness, police said. The scooter rider was transported to a nearby hospital and is in critical condition, police said. Garcia was charged with DWI and is bein…
Southeast-Brewster, NY
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Caught With 4-Year-Old Child In Truck In Brewster, Police Say
A Westchester man is accused of driving drunk in Putnam County with a young child in the vehicle, police said. The incident happened around 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, when a trooper stopped a Ford F-350 on Main Street in Brewster for multiple traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 11. Police said the driver, 36-year-old Erasmo Garcia of Valhalla, showed signs of intoxication and failed standardized field sobriety tests. A 4-year-old child was in the truck at the time, authorities added. Garcia was then arrested and taken to the Brewster barracks, where…
Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Woodbridge Woman Gets Second DWI In 5 Years After Overturning Car With Child Inside: Police
A Virginia woman is behind bars after police say she was drunk when she crashed with her 5-year-old child in the car, overturning the vehicle and sending both to the hospital. The crash happened at around 10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, in the 15400 block of Weldin Drive in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators say Woodbridge resident Amy Catherine Baker, 36, struck a parked car, causing her own vehicle to overturn, leaving her and the boy trapped inside. Both Baker and the child had to be extracted from the wreckage by emergency crews, with minor in…
Branchburg, NJ
Police & Fire
DWI Driver Crashes Into Branchburg Home: Police
A 50-year-old Somerville man was arrested for drunk driving after he crashed his car into a home in Branchburg on Monday morning, Aug. 4. At 9:29 a.m., officers responded to a residence on Hillcrest Drive after a white pick-up truck crashed into the first floor of a residential home, Branchburg police said. The driver, Eric Wilson, was able to self-extricate, police said. Wilson had a laceration to his head and was treated on scene, police said. A person inside the residence on the second floor was not injured, police said. While officers spoke with Wilson, they observed he may be un…
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