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Drunk, Wrong-Way Driver On Long Island Expressway Finally Stopped By Spike Strips, Police Say Drunk, Wrong-Way Driver On Long Island Expressway Finally Stopped By Spike Strips, Police Say
Drunk, Wrong-Way Driver On Long Island Expressway Finally Stopped By Spike Strips, Police Say A box truck driver is facing DWI charges after allegedly going the wrong way on the Long Island Expressway while intoxicated. The incident happened at around 10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5 on I-495 in Holbrook. Suffolk County Police said another driver called 911 saying a box truck was swerving across the roadway as it drove eastbound in the westbound lanes near Exit 52. The truck continued going the wrong way, passing four exits, before cutting across the center median near Exit 52, where it crossed back into the eastbound lanes. A Highway Patrol officer followed the truck as it swerved back an…

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by Michael Mashburn
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State Trooper Injured In Nassau County Chase State Trooper Injured In Nassau County Chase
State Trooper Injured In Nassau County Chase A New York State Police trooper was dragged a short distance and injured while attempting to deal with an uncooperative driver during a traffic stop on Long Island. Shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3, a trooper attempted to stop Westbury resident Jeff Etienne, for driving while using his cellphone on the Southern State Parkway near exit 23 in Hempstead. Police said that during the traffic stop, Etienne refused to follow the trooper’s directions, was unwilling to exit the vehicle, and a brief struggle ensued. Etienne then fled the scene and dragging the trooper a short distance w…

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by Zak Failla