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A suspected drunk driver drove into a crash scene early Monday morning on the Belt Parkway, running into a police cruiser and killing a Brooklyn man. The 35-year-old victim had stopped on the left side of the Belt Parkway after rear-ending another driver around 1 a.m., police say. Peter Tse was behind the wheel of a BMW i8 when he…

A 22-year-old Brooklyn man was allegedly intoxicated at double the legal limit when he ran a red light T-boned a Lyft driver in Queens early Sunday, forcing the rideshare vehicle through a nearby brick wall, prosecutors said Monday. The victim, a 48-year-old father of three identified as Mohammed Houssain, died. His passenger, who was in the backseat, suffered a broken…

Police say a Lyft driver died overnight in Queens after a drunk driver caused a serious crash and sent the rideshare vehicle through a brick wall. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

Police say a Lyft driver died overnight in Queens after a drunk driver caused a serious crash and sent the rideshare vehicle through a brick wall. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

Police say a Lyft driver died overnight in Queens after a drunk driver caused a serious crash and sent the rideshare vehicle through a brick wall. Gas station video shows the moment the driver of a Ford Explorer shoots across Eliot Avenue in Maspeth around 3:50 a.m. and t-bones the car. The force of the impact sent the Lyft driver…

NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

A somber salute Monday for the NYPD officer hit and killed in the line of duty by an alleged drunk driver. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

A suspected drunk driver who slammed into a car on a Long Island highway, sending it careening across three lanes of traffic and into a tree, appeared in court Monday as the victims’ family grieved. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

A California man became the first black patient — and oldest patient — to receive a full face transplant, Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital said Thursday, after a 16-hour procedure several months ago. Robert Chelsea, 68, of Los Angeles — who suffered burns to over 60% of his body and face after his car was struck by a drunk driver...

An 85-year-old man being transported to hospital in an ambulance was killed before he could get there after a suspected drunk driver crashed into the ambulance in a 1997 Cadillac, police say.

The 66-year-old man who allegedly jumped a curb on Long Island and struck a family on Memorial Day in a suspected DWI crash told police he had “one drink, a vodka sprite” authorities said Tuesday.

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.

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 speeding muscle car rolled over on the Belt Parkway in Queens early Sunday, killing a passenger and critically injuring the driver, the NYPD 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.

Two PG&E workers are being hailed as heroes after they reportedly saved at least one life while on the clock Thursday night.

An alleged drunk driver was arrested after he struck and killed a 46-year-old pedestrian on Long Island, police said.

An alleged drunk driver’s passenger was critically injured after he drove the wrong way down a Long Island street and hit another car, police said.

Sarah Hyland revealed on her Instagram stories that her 14-year-old cousin Trevor Canaday died in a drunk driving accident on Saturday.

The alleged drunk driver accused of hitting a group of Boy Scouts as they walked along a Long Island street —killing one of them — returned to court Tuesday after pleading not guilty in the crash last month.