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…
Nassau County Man Accused Of DWI With Child Passenger, Crashing Into Parked Vehicles Nassau County Man Accused Of DWI With Child Passenger, Crashing Into Parked Vehicles
Nassau County Man Accused Of DWI With Child Passenger, Crashing Into Parked Vehicles A Long Island man was arrested and accused of driving while intoxicated and crashing an SUV, with a 4-year-old passenger, into multiple parked vehicles. Christopher Stoger, age 41, of Island Park, was arrested for aggravated driving while intoxicated under Leandra's Law at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 15, according to the Nassau County Police Department. NCPD said Stoger was driving a 2019 Chevrolet SUV and struck a parked vehicle on Marina Place in the area of Long Beach Road in Island Park. He then fled the scene and struck two more parked vehicles on Marina Place at Waterford Road an…
Suffolk County Man Accused Of Driving Intoxicated With Child In Front Passenger Seat Suffolk County Man Accused Of Driving Intoxicated With Child In Front Passenger Seat
Suffolk County Man Accused Of Driving Intoxicated With Child In Front Passenger Seat A 37-year-old Long Island man was arrested after authorities said he drove while intoxicated with his 4-year-old child in the front passenger seat. William Coelho-Marques, of Brentwood, was arrested for driving while intoxicated under Leandra's Law in Farmingville on Sunday, Nov. 28, the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office reported. Deputies saw a van failing to maintain its lane on North Ocean Avenue at about 1:40 a.m., the Sheriff's Office said. Authorities said deputies pulled the van over and found that the driver, identified as Coelho-Marques, showed signs of intoxication.  His chil…
Drunk Driver Involved In Long Island Crash Had 2-Year-Old In BMW, Police Say Drunk Driver Involved In Long Island Crash Had 2-Year-Old In BMW, Police Say
Drunk Driver Involved In Long Island Crash Had 2-Year-Old In BMW, Police Say A driver involved in a two-vehicle Long Island crash was driving drunk with a 2-year-old in the car, police said. Nassau County Police say that on Friday, Oct. 8 at 5:25 p.m., a Fourth Precinct Police Officer on patrol in Inwood observed a crash eastbound at the intersection of Sheridan Boulevard and Bayswater boulevard.  The crash involved a blue 2006 BMW four-door sedan, which struck a 2003 Chevrolet SUV from behind, according to police. After interviewing the driver of the BMW, Andrew A. Thomas, age 30, of Jamaica, Queens, the officers smelled alcohol, according to police.  …
Long Island Man Drove Drunk With 2-Year-Old In Vehicle, Police Say Long Island Man Drove Drunk With 2-Year-Old In Vehicle, Police Say
Long Island Man Drove Drunk With 2-Year-Old In Vehicle, Police Say A 32-year-old man was charged after Long Island police said he drove a vehicle while drunk with a 2-year-old passenger in the back seat.  Jose Urquia Dominguez, of Roosevelt, was arrested in the incident that happened in Island Park at about 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3, according to the Nassau County Police Department.  An officer on patrol saw a southbound 2007 Toyota failing to maintain lanes on Austin Boulevard in the area of the Long Beach bridge, NCPD said. The officer pulled the Toyota over on Austin Boulevard and Railroad Place, according to police. NCPD said investigato…
Long Island School Bus Driver Found Drunk Slumped Behind Wheel, Police Say Long Island School Bus Driver Found Drunk Slumped Behind Wheel, Police Say
Long Island School Bus Driver Found Drunk Slumped Behind Wheel, Police Say A Long Island school bus driver was charged with allegedly driving drunk while children were aboard the bus. At around 4:50 p.m., Nassau County Police received a report of a woman slumped over the steering wheel of a school bus in Hempstead. Officers responded to South Franklin Street and Grove Street to perform a welfare check of the woman, where they found her slumped over the wheel with children aboard the bus, police said. As the officers attended to the driver, identified as Mercedes Parada, age 29, of Hempstead, it became clear she was intoxicated, police said. Parada was …
Intoxicated Driver Crashes SUV Carrying 4-Year-Old In Nassau County, Police Say Intoxicated Driver Crashes SUV Carrying 4-Year-Old In Nassau County, Police Say
Intoxicated Driver Crashes SUV Carrying 4-Year-Old In Nassau County, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested after police said he drove an SUV carrying a 4-year-old while intoxicated and crashed the vehicle into a pole. The crash happened around 4:50 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 29 in the area of Brush Hollow Road and Sheridan Street in New Cassel, police said. Police said it was determined that Jessel Martinez Barrera, age 34, of Hempstead, was driving his black 2011 Nissan Armada when the SUV left the roadway and hit a pole. Martinez Barrera and a 45-year-old passenger were both injured in the crash, authorities said. NCPD said the 4-year-old girl was not injur…
Drunk Long Island Man Crashes SUV With Three Kids In Car, Police Say Drunk Long Island Man Crashes SUV With Three Kids In Car, Police Say
Drunk Long Island Man Crashes SUV With Three Kids In Car, Police Say A Long Island man has been accused of driving while intoxicated with his three children in his SUV following a crash. Ryan McDonald,  age 33, was driving a 2019 Nissan Pathfinder northbound on Townline Road in Commack, just south of Old Northport Road when the vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a large boulder at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, Suffolk County Police said. McDonald’s three children, a 6-month-old boy, a 3-year-old boy, and a 5-year-old girl, were in the backseat of the Pathfinder, police said. Fourth Precinct police officers responded to the scene and determined …
LI Woman Indicted For DWI, Leaving Scene of Crashes While Driving Children Home From Camp LI Woman Indicted For DWI, Leaving Scene of Crashes While Driving Children Home From Camp
LI Woman Indicted For DWI, Leaving Scene of Crashes While Driving Children Home From Camp A woman has been indicted for allegedly being intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content of more than three times the legal limit while driving a group of campers, and leaving the scene of two crashes on Long Island. The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office reported on Tuesday, Aug. 3, that Diane Juergens, age 61, of Ridge, has been indicted on: Multiple counts of driving while intoxicated,  20 counts of aggravated driving while intoxicated (Leandra's Law),  10 counts of endangering the welfare of a child, Two counts of leaving the scene of an accident with property damag…
Police: Fellow Motorist Discovers Drunk Long Island Woman Behind Wheel With Child In Vehicle Police: Fellow Motorist Discovers Drunk Long Island Woman Behind Wheel With Child In Vehicle
Police: Fellow Motorist Discovers Drunk Long Island Woman Behind Wheel With Child In Vehicle A Long Island woman was arrested for driving while drunk with a 10-year-old girl in the vehicle after she allegedly pulled up to a stop and didn't move again until the person behind her got out of their vehicle to check on what was happening. On Monday, July 26, the Riverhead Police Department responded to the Willow Pond Condo Community for a report of a woman driving a blue Toyota sedan, stopped the Willow Pond entrance gate, with the vehicle and engine running for an extended period of time. This alerted another motorist, who was behind the Toyota and waiting to enter the complex that so…
Man Drove Drunk With Two Kids In Car On Long Island Roadway, Police Say Man Drove Drunk With Two Kids In Car On Long Island Roadway, Police Say
Man Drove Drunk With Two Kids In Car On Long Island Roadway, Police Say A man is facing charges after police say he drove while intoxicated with two kids in the car on a Long Island roadway. A 911 caller reported a man driving a 2010 Hyundai Sonata recklessly in Dix Hills when a patrol officer initiated a traffic stop at the intersection of Deer Park Road and Alyssum Avenue at approximately 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 16, Suffolk County Police said. After failing a standardized field sobriety check, officers arrested the driver, Jack Miller, age 31,  of West Deptford, New Jersey. Miller had his 2-year-old and 5-year-old daughters in the vehicle, according to po…
Bus Driver Nabbed For DWI While Driving Kids From Long Island Day Camp, Police Say Bus Driver Nabbed For DWI While Driving Kids From Long Island Day Camp, Police Say
Bus Driver Nabbed For DWI While Driving Kids From Long Island Day Camp, Police Say A Long Island camp bus driver was arrested after she allegedly drove while intoxicated with juvenile day campers aboard the bus, and was involved in two crashes.  The incident took place around 4:37 p.m., Tuesday, July 13, in Riverhead. The Riverhead Police Department said it received a call from the Baiting Hollow Scout Camp reporting a driver having a "possible altered mental status" while transporting the campers and a camp staffer. Officers responded to the scene and learned that the driver of the bus, identified as 61-year-old Diane M. Juergens, had just been involved in two sepa…