New York drivers may be charged for drunk driving with a much lower alcohol content if states follow recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration commissioned the report as part of an effort to reduce drunk driving deaths. From the 1980s through the early 2000s, drunk […]
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While a Breathalyzer test can accurately report the amount of alcohol in a person’s system (allowing police to determine a driver’s level of intoxication)
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A New York teenager was charged with DWI and endangering the welfare of a child after he crashed his car in Oceanside on December 25, 2017. The 17-year-old driver had a 15-year-old passenger with him at the time of the crash. Police say they were called to the car accident on Oceanside Road at 6:28
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On Dec. 29 in New York, Peter Martins, the 71-year-old former director of the New York City Ballet, was taken into custody after a three-car accident that occurred around 8:00 p.m. He was later released. In a court appearance on Jan. 8, through his attorney, he pleaded not guilty to charges of backing unsafely, refusal
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New York State troopers in cooperation with the Suffolk County police operated a Friday night sobriety checkpoint in Patchogue. They screened 499 vehicles at the intersection of the Sunrise Highway’s North Service Road and Waverly Avenue. Law enforcement officers arrested 10 people that night for either driving while intoxicated or drug impairment. The people detained
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The New York Department of Motor Vehicles may suspend or revoke a person’s driver license if he or she is convicted of multiple traffic violations or a single serious violation. It is illegal for an individual to drive while his or her driver license is revoked or suspended. In the state of New York, there
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A New York teenager was taken into custody on Dec. 10 after allegedly driving drunk and crashing his vehicle. Following the crash, the teen reportedly fled the scene, leaving behind an unconscious 14-year-old girl. The 18-year-old man was driving a 2010 Honda Civic on Express Drive North on the Long Island Expressway in Holtsville when
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In New York State, a man is facing DWI and criminal mischief charges after crashing his pickup truck into a tree, two lawnmowers and a house in the town of Schoharie on Dec. 2. According to law enforcement officials, the 54-year-old man was allegedly intoxicated when the incident occurred. News reports indicate that police were
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An actor who appears in the Showtime series “Shameless” is now facing a DUI charge, and fans who live in the state of New York may want to know more. The case, which is unfolding on the opposite side of the country, involves 18-year-old Ethan Cutkosky, who portrays the second-youngest Gallagher kid on the show.
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Whenever the police decide to pull someone over or, they must have a reasonable, articulable suspicion that a traffic violation or other offense has been committed or that an emergency exists. This is true in every state because the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that it is required by the federal Constitution. The Fourth Amendment
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