alleged drunk driver

The man who allegedly drove into a group of Boy Scouts, killing a 12-year-old and injuring others, during a drunken accident on Long Island last year rejected a plea deal for at least the third time Thursday, once again frustrating the boy’s parents who must now wait for him to stand trial.

The man charged with killing a 12-year-old boy scout rejected a plea deal Thursday. Greg Cergol reports.

A Long Island judge blasted the accused killer of a 12-year-old Boy Scout in front of the dead child’s family and friends Tuesday, arguing the man’s latest refusal to take a plea deal in the DWI crash was just another delay tactic.

A judge blasted the accused killer of a 12-year-old Boy Scout in front of the child’s family and friends Tuesday, arguing the man’s latest refusal to take a plea deal in the DWI crash was just another delay tactic. Greg Cergol reports.

A New Jersey driver who mowed down a family while he was high on heroin — killing a toddler — has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, prosecutors said.

The alleged drunk driver accused of hitting a group of Boy Scouts as they walked along a Long Island street, killing one of them, has been freed on bail, angering the victim’s family.

The family of a Boy Scout killed by an alleged drunk driver on Long Island last September faced another difficult day after the suspect walked out free on bail Monday, despite multiple pledges to plead guilty. Greg Cergol reports.

The mother of a 12-year-old Boy Scout killed by an alleged drunk driver spoke publicly for the first time as the suspect returned to court. Greg Cergol reports.

An alleged drunk driver accused of hitting a group of Boy Scouts as they walked along a Long Island street — killing one of them — pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday.

One of the Boy Scouts hit by an alleged drunk driver as he and a group of Scouts on retreat walked along a Long Island street over the weekend has died, authorities said Monday. Four other Scouts were hospitalized in Sunday’s crash.

A community on Long Island is coming together in grief to remember a young Boy Scout killed by an alleged drunk driver. Greg Cergol reports.

An alleged drunk driver smashed into 36 vehicles on a multi-block tear through New Jersey Wednesday, causing thousands of dollars in damage, before cops found him disoriented on the street he ripped apart, authorities say.

Car owners in Hoboken woke up to find a mangled mess, after an accused drunk driver went on a smashing spree. Jummy Olabanji reports.

A 62-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested for allegedly driving drunk, hitting two parked cars and then driving down a sidewalk, where he hit a woman pushing her 1-year-old son in a stroller, her 5-year-old son behind her.

A 62-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested for allegedly driving drunk, hitting two parked cars and then driving down a sidewalk, where he hit a woman pushing her 1-year-old son in a stroller, her 5-year-old son behind her. Jummy Olabanji reports

A 37-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested for allegedly speeding drunk in a school zone with a passenger on the roof of his BMW.

The 37-year-old Long Island man who sparked a multi-vehicle crash on the Long Island Expressway in March, killing one woman and injuring seven others, had cocaine and Xanax in his system at the time, and was driving with a suspended license, prosecutors say.

A drugged driver struck a minivan on the Long Island Expressway before crossing the grassy median and hitting several other vehicles in a crash that killed one person, injured eight others and closed a stretch of the busy highway for hours, police and a hospital official said.

A drunk driver behind the wheel of a pickup truck crashed into several other vehicles on the Long Island Expressway Saturday afternoon, killing one person and injuring eight others, police say. Ken Buffa reports.

A Long Island police officer who was hit by a drunk driver on New Year’s Day is was honored Monday by the Nassau County Legislature.