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19 DWI Arrests Made On Long Island Over Labor Day Weekend, 2 For Leandra's Law 19 DWI Arrests Made On Long Island Over Labor Day Weekend, 2 For Leandra's Law
19 DWI Arrests Made On Long Island Over Labor Day Weekend, 2 For Leandra's Law According to police, over a dozen drunk drivers were taken off Long Island roads over the holiday weekend, two violating Leandra Law, while hundreds more were given tickets. From Friday, Sept. 1 to Monday, Sept. 4, 19 intoxicated drivers on Long Island were removed from the road and given tickets, the New York State Police announced. Out of the 19 people, two were given an additional felony charge for driving drunk with a child under the age of 16 in the backseat, violating Leandra Law. The first occurred on Friday, Sept. 1 in Hempstead, where 25-year-old Emanuel Lindarte-Mujica was arr…

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by Sophie Grieser
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LI Woman Stopped On Roadway Found Drunk With Kids In Car, Police Say LI Woman Stopped On Roadway Found Drunk With Kids In Car, Police Say
LI Woman Stopped On Roadway Found Drunk With Kids In Car, Police Say A 40-year-old woman was arrested on Long Island for allegedly driving while intoxicated with two children in the vehicle. Jacqueline Lopez, of Elmont, was arrested at about 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, according to the Nassau County Police Department. NCPD said officers saw a 2010 gray Audi stopped in the left lane of the Hempstead Turnpike near Litchfield Avenue in Elmont. The Audi was facing west and impeding traffic. Police said Lopez was standing next to the Audi in the roadway and holding a stroller, which was carrying an infant.  An investigation was conducted, and Lop…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Long Island Woman Drove Drunk Overnight With Young Son, Daughter In Car, Police Say Long Island Woman Drove Drunk Overnight With Young Son, Daughter In Car, Police Say
Long Island Woman Drove Drunk Overnight With Young Son, Daughter In Car, Police Say A Long Island woman is being accused of driving drunk overnight with her young son and daughter in the car. Nilsa M. Santos Romero, 30, of Hempstead, was operating a 2011 Honda when she stopped Monday, Oct. 5 at 12:15 a.m. in Hempstead.on Centre Street, according to Nassau County Police. A subsequent investigation was conducted and Romero was found to be driving in an intoxicated condition.was placed under arrest without incident, police said. Romero’s 8-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter were passengers in her vehicle.  The children were released into the custody of a family membe…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Drunk Long Island Woman Crashes Into Pole With Child In SUV, Police Say Drunk Long Island Woman Crashes Into Pole With Child In SUV, Police Say
Drunk Long Island Woman Crashes Into Pole With Child In SUV, Police Say A Long Island woman was driving while drunk with a child in the car when she drove into a pole at a busy intersection, police said. Nassau County Police officers were dispatched to the intersection of Hillside Avenue and Tuxedo Avenue shortly before 9 p.m. on Sunday, March 8, where there was a report of a driver who had crashed into a utility pole. According to police, the investigation into the crash determined that the driver, Port Jefferson resident Noreen Foster, 51, was allegedly intoxicated, and her 6-year-old son was in the 2009 Nissan Rogue at the time she struck the pole. No injur…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Drove Drunk With 6-Year-Old In Car At Long Island Library, Police Say Man Drove Drunk With 6-Year-Old In Car At Long Island Library, Police Say
Man Drove Drunk With 6-Year-Old In Car At Long Island Library, Police Say A man drove drunk with his 6-year-old daughter in the car while they were at a Long Island library, police said. Officers from the Nassau County Police Department were dispatched to the Plainview Old Bethpage Library on Old Country Road shortly before 5:20 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13, for a reported drunk driver. Police said that upon arrival, Westbury resident Emisael Villatoro, 41, was found to be driving while he was allegedly intoxicated.  The investigation also found that his daughter was a passenger in the vehicle at the time. Villatoro was placed under arrest and his daughter wa…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Crashes Into SUV, Police Say Long Island Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Crashes Into SUV, Police Say
Long Island Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Crashes Into SUV, Police Say A 40-year-old woman driving drunk with a child in her car crashed into a parked pickup truck on Long Island, police say. It happened just after 3 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16 in Freeport According to Nassau County Police, Nadera Beria, 40, of Freeport, was operating a 2019 Kia SUV and struck a parked vehicle on North Ocean Avenue. The vehicle struck was a 2004 Ford pickup truck with one male occupant, 56. Officers responded to the crash. No injuries were reported. A subsequent investigation was conducted and Beria was placed under arrest without incident. Beria's 11-year-old daughter, wh…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Man Drove Drunk With Child In Car, Police Say Long Island Man Drove Drunk With Child In Car, Police Say
Long Island Man Drove Drunk With Child In Car, Police Say A 42-year-old Long Island man was driving drunk with a child in the car when he was stopped overnight, police say. According to Nassau County Police, Patrick Halligan, 42, of Syosset, was driving a 2014 Jeep Wrangler, and was observed by police unsafely change lanes at about 10:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 in Greenvale. The vehicle was traveling eastbound on Northern Boulevard and Glen Cove Road when the officer activated emergency lights and conducted a vehicle and traffic law stop. A subsequent investigation was conducted and Halligan was placed under arrest without incid…

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by Joe Lombardi