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Unlicensed Long Island Man Drove Drove With Two Kids In Car, Police Say
An unlicensed motorist is facing a host of charges after police say he drove drunk with two children in the car on Long Island.
The traffic stop happened on Monday, Sept. 2 at 2:40 a.m. in Uniondale, the Nassau County Police Department said.
According to police, while on routine patrol, officers observed James St. Clair, 40, of Uniondale, operating a 1996 Honda Accord traveling southbound on Brookside Avenue, fail to signal at the intersection of Pine Street, police said.
The officers then activated their emergency lights and conducted a Vehicle and Traffic Law stop. During the …
Man, 42, Drove Drunk On Old Country Road With Four Kids In Car, Nassau County Police Say
A 42-year-old man allegedly drove drunk on Old County Road with four kids in the car.
The driver, Tommie Hooks, of North Carolina, was arrested for driving while intoxicated-Leandra's law on Saturday, June 23 at 2:20 a.m. in Westbury, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
An officer while on routine patrol reportedly observed Hooks driving a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox exiting a parking lot at 1504 Old Country Road, said police.
The driver allegedly drove directly through a red light while turning westbound onto Old Country Road, according to police.
The of…
Woman Driving Drunk With Three Kids In Car Caught After Fleeing Scene Of LIE Crash, Police Say
A 44-year-old woman involved in a crash on the Long Island Expressway was driving drunk with her three daughters, two of whom are minor, in the vehicle, Suffolk County Police said.
Victoria Villatoro of Bay Shore was driving a 2018 Toyota RAV 4 eastbound on the LIE in Medford between exits 62 and 63, when she lost control of the vehicle and crashed into an eastbound 2000 Jeep driven by Marilyn Morse, 47, of Bellport at approximately 12:50 a.m. Saturday, June 22, Suffolk Police said.
Villatoro fled the scene in the Toyota, left the LIE at exit 64, and continued northbound on Route 112, accor…
