Dangerous Roads

Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are investigating a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Melville.   On July 5, Nadil Ceka was looking at a disabled vehicle while standing on the shoulder […]

A Massapequa woman was arrested for drunk driving and allegedly assaulting two police officers while being taken to the hospital. On July 5 at 2:25 a.m., Nassau County police officers from the Eighth Precinct responded […]

The Suffolk County Police Department, assisted by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, arrested three motorists during an overnight sobriety checkpoint in Huntington.  Police officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Highway Patrol Bureau SAFE-T Team […]

Suffolk County Police impounded a vehicle in Brentwood after the driver allegedly fled from police who were initiating a traffic stop for speeding and driving recklessly last week in Hauppauge.   Members of the Street Takeover […]

A pedestrian is in the hospital after being hit by a car in Oceanside. On July 3 at 9:47 p.m., an 80-year-old male pedestrian was walking westbound on Lower Lincoln Avenue when he was struck […]

Suffolk County Police today arrested a man for driving under the influence of alcohol with his child and grandchild in the vehicle in Lake Grove.  Fourth Precinct officers responded to a home on Crotty Avenue […]

A 17-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a pickup truck at a busy intersection in Babylon. Robert Buerkle, of West Babylon, was riding a 2003 Suzuki motorcycle westbound on West Main Street when […]

By CaraLynn Caulfield As one of the deadliest weekends for impaired driving approaches, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office has launched its 2025 Summer STOP-DWI campaign to crack down on drunk and drugged driving across the […]

A 12-year-old boy was hospitalized after being struck by an SUV while riding a scooter across a busy intersection in Wantagh. On July 1 at approximately 11:20 a.m., the boy was traveling eastbound on Sunrise […]

By Hank Russell By a 246-160 vote, the House of Representatives passed a bill that a local congressman said would protect communities from drunk drivers who are in this country illegally. The House passed H.R. […]