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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.

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

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.

Several people were hurt when a car jumped a curb and plowed into a group of pedestrians on Long Island, witnesses say. Wale Aliyu reports.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

A cyclist was hit and seriously injured in Manhattan when a private garbage truck smacked into him and it comes as the city launched an initiative to crack down on those private sanitation trucks.

The man riding the bike is expected to be OK, according to officials.

The man who pleaded guilty to driving drunk and mowing down a young boy on his skateboard in a Long Island mall parking lot, trapping him under the van, last year was sentenced Monday to 15 years in jail.

A teenager hit on his skateboard by an admitted drunk driver says he’s pleased by the sentence given to the driver. Greg Cergol reports.