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Police & Fire
Suffolk Woman Driving Wrong Way On Sunrise Highway Charged With DWI Suffolk Woman Driving Wrong Way On Sunrise Highway Charged With DWI
Suffolk Woman Driving Wrong Way On Sunrise Highway Charged With DWI A woman has been charged with driving while intoxicated after she drove her car in the wrong direction on a busy Long Island roadway. A motorist called 911 at 1:25 a.m. Sunday, March 14 to report a motor vehicle traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Sunrise Highway (Route 27) near exit 44 in Islip, Suffolk County Police said.  Highway Patrol officers responded and located a 2017 Honda Accord traveling in the wrong direction. When officers attempted to pull over the Honda, the driver failed to stop and continued traveling eastbound, according to police. Officers then…

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by Joe Lombardi
Traffic
Long Island Expressway Reopens Following Crash Involving Police Cruiser Long Island Expressway Reopens Following Crash Involving Police Cruiser
Long Island Expressway Reopens Following Crash Involving Police Cruiser A stretch of the Long Island Expressway has reopened after being closed for several hours following a crash between two vehicles and a Suffolk County Police cruiser. The crash took place eastbound around 12:35 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 17, near Exit 52 in Commack, said a spokeswoman for the Suffolk County Police. According to police, a Highway Patrol officer was in his vehicle, conducting a traffic stop on the right shoulder, when his vehicle was struck from the rear by another vehicle, the spokeswoman said. The police vehicle, a marked highway patrol unit, then struck the vehicle that was pull…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Gives Birth To Baby Girl In Backseat Of Speeding Car On LI Expressway, Police Say Woman Gives Birth To Baby Girl In Backseat Of Speeding Car On LI Expressway, Police Say
Woman Gives Birth To Baby Girl In Backseat Of Speeding Car On LI Expressway, Police Say A mother and newborn baby are both safe after the baby was delivered overnight inside a speeding car on the Long Island Expressway. According to police, a highway supervisor observed a speeding 2019 Nissan Pathfinder on the Long Island Expressway at about 12:20 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 29, Nassau County Police said. The Supervisor stopped the vehicle to conduct a vehicle and traffic law investigation. Upon approaching the vehicle, the supervisor was able to determine that the driver was taking his wife to a local hospital and she had given birth on the way in the backseat of their vehicle…

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by Joe Lombardi