Man Driving Drunk With Two Kids In Pickup Truck Crashes Into Vehicle In Nassau, Police Say

A Suffolk County man has been charged with driving while intoxicated with two children inside a pickup truck which crashed into a vehicle in Nassau County, according to police.

Joe Lombardi

05/23/2021 8:15 a.m.

Robert Spears, age 42, of Lindenhurst, struck the vehicle stopped at a traffic light at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 22 in Massapequa, Nassau County Police said.

Spears was operating a 2019 Dodge Ram while traveling northbound on Hicksville Road when the pickup truck struck the vehicle stopped at William Road, according to police.

The child passengers were ages 6 and 9. The children were released into the custody of a relative.

Spears was charged with:

Driving while intoxicated;
Two counts of aggravated driving while intoxicated (child under 16) under Leandra's Law;
Two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

He is scheduled to be arraigned on Sunday, May 23 in Mineola.

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