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Deadly Crash: 'Serial' Drunk Driver Sentenced For Long Island Wreck That Killed 27-Year-Old Deadly Crash: 'Serial' Drunk Driver Sentenced For Long Island Wreck That Killed 27-Year-Old
Deadly Crash: 'Serial' Drunk Driver Sentenced For Long Island Wreck That Killed 27-Year-Old A 15-time felon with a history of driving drunk will spend more than a decade in prison for causing a DWI crash on Long Island that killed a 27-year-old man. Jordan Randolph, age 43, of Bellport, was sentenced to 12 1/2 to 25 1/2 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Friday, June 16. It followed his jury conviction for aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges in the death of Johnathan Flores Maldonado. According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, Randolph had been out drinking for hours on Jan. 12, 2020 when he got behind the wheel of a Cadillac ATS while “extremely intoxicated…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Intoxicated Long Island Woman Nabbed Driving Wrong Way, Sheriff's Office Says Intoxicated Long Island Woman Nabbed Driving Wrong Way, Sheriff's Office Says
Intoxicated Long Island Woman Nabbed Driving Wrong Way, Sheriff's Office Says A Long Island woman driving the wrong way while intoxicated on the Sunrise Highway was apprehended by authorities overnight. At approximately 11:43 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, while transporting a separate individual arrested for driving while intoxicated, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Deputies passed a driver heading westbound in the eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway in Shirley, nearly crashing into the Sheriff’s Office vehicle, said Sgt. Paul Spinella. The deputies immediately radioed for assistance and another deputy unit managed to stop the driver on Sunrise Highway near exit 58, said Sp…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Suffolk Man Attempting To Visit Inmate Charged With Driving Without Interlock Device Suffolk Man Attempting To Visit Inmate Charged With Driving Without Interlock Device
Suffolk Man Attempting To Visit Inmate Charged With Driving Without Interlock Device A Long Island man accidentally found himself in police custody while attempting to visit an inmate at the Suffolk County Correctional Facility in Riverhead. Westhampton Beach resident Matthew Eckart, 37, sought to visit an inmate shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at the prison. According to the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, upon arrival at the facility, a computer check of DMV records determined that Eckart’s driver’s license was restricted, and he was required to drive with an Ignition Interlock Device due to a previous DWI conviction. However, Eckart’s vehicle was not equip…

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by Zak Failla