DWI Long Island

Police: Riverhead man injured off-duty cop in wrong-way DWI crash
A Riverhead man was the latest in a string of Long Island wrong-way drunk driving arrests Saturday after police said he collided with a car driven by an off-duty police officer in Ridge. Suffolk Police said Francisco Tomas, 26, was traveling eastbound in the westbound lane on Middle Country Road in a 1997 Volkswagen Jetta [...]

Published May 31, 2011.
Read more: The Riverhead News-Review

Jamesport man arrested for DWI after Cutchogue cemetery crash
A Jamesport man was arrested on a drunk driving charge Friday night, after he lost control of his vehicle, swerved through traffic and over several lawns before crashing into a cemetery wall, all in front of a Southold Town Police cruiser. Police said Hilario Ramirez-Perez, 27, was driving a 1998 Mitsubishi 2-door sedan south on [...]

Published May 21, 2011.
Read more: The Riverhead News-Review

Letters to the Editor: Week of May 19, 2011
Plastic bags To the Editor: I was pleased to hear that Southampton is leading the way on the East End and the state of New York by banning the use of plastic bags. Hopefully Shelter Island isn’t far behind. I walk on the beaches all year long and I find the amount of plastic (particularly [...]

Published May 18, 2011.
Read more: The Shelter Island Reporter