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29-Year-Old Patchogue Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Infant In Vehicle 29-Year-Old Patchogue Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Infant In Vehicle
29-Year-Old Patchogue Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Infant In Vehicle A mother on Long Island was arrested for allegedly driving drunk with her infant child in the backseat, law enforcement authorities said. Patchogue resident Maria Carballo, age 29, was stopped shortly after midnight on Saturday, March 19 by deputies from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office for failing to maintain her lane on North Ocean Avenue, south of the Long Island Expressway. During the subsequent stop in Patchogue, it was determined that Carballo was allegedly intoxicated, and in the back of her vehicle, there was a 10-month-old infant in a car seat. Police said that Carballo was arr…

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Speeding Suffolk County Driver Was Drunk With Child In Car, Sheriff Says Speeding Suffolk County Driver Was Drunk With Child In Car, Sheriff Says
Speeding Suffolk County Driver Was Drunk With Child In Car, Sheriff Says A speeding driver was arrested on Long Island after he was allegedly drunk with a child in the car during a traffic stop. Bay Shore resident Raymond Laboy was stopped just before 11:30 p.m. in Bay Shore on Thursday, Sept. 3 on Union Boulevard near the intersection of Saxon Avenue when he was clocked driving 65 mph in a 25 mph zone while swerving in and out of his lane, the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office said. While speaking with Laboy, a deputy said that his speech was slurred, his eyes were bloodshot and glassy, his movements were unsteady and he had the smell of alcohol on his breath, ac…

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LI Father Arrested For DWI While Coming Home From Son's Soccer Game, Police Say LI Father Arrested For DWI While Coming Home From Son's Soccer Game, Police Say
LI Father Arrested For DWI While Coming Home From Son's Soccer Game, Police Say A Long Island man driving home from an early morning soccer game was taken into custody over the weekend for alleged impaired driving with his 8-year-old son on Sunrise Highway, police said. Suffolk County Deputy Sheriffs arrested Mastic resident Daniel Styles, 49, at approximately 11:24 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14 after he was pulled over on Sunrise Highway near exit 50. Police said that Styles proceeded to fail multiple Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, and he was arrested for violating the Child Passenger Protection Act (“Leandra’s Law”) when it was determined that he was allegedly drivi…

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by Zak Failla