Driver Arrested for Alleged DWI With 3-Year-Old Child in Car on Sunrise Highway in Valley Stream

Driver Arrested for Alleged DWI With 3-Year-Old Child in Car on Sunrise Highway in Valley Stream. Sep 6, 2026.

Published

Updated Sep 18, 2026
MINOR INCIDENT
Road
Sunrise Highway
Town
Valley Stream
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Correction — September 18, 2026: The supporting sources for this archived report were reviewed. Unrelated or unconfirmed source attachments and claims not supported by the retained source record have been removed.

A driver was arrested on westbound Sunrise Highway in Valley Stream after Nassau County police allegedly observed a vehicle failing to maintain lanes, according to a report by LongIsland.com.

A 3-year-old child was in the vehicle at the time of the stop. The available source text does not establish the specific charges filed, the driver’s age, the exact time or precise cross-street of the stop, whether the child was injured, or the scheduled arraignment details. The LongIsland.com headline confirms the location as Sunrise Highway in Valley Stream and that the driver was alleged to be drunk with a young child in the car.

No further incident details are established by the supplied source texts.

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