October 4–10, 2026 brought 204 total log entries from the New York State Police Troop L daily media log for Long Island’s state parkways, including 22 in the DWI category, according to New York State Police Troop L daily media log records stored by Long Island Traffic.
The previous four-week average for DWI entries stood at 19.3, also according to New York State Police Troop L daily media log records stored by Long Island Traffic.
Saturday drove the week’s DWI entry count
Saturday accounted for 10 of the week’s 22 DWI entries logged by the New York State Police Troop L daily media log, according to records stored by Long Island Traffic.
DWI entries by day the log reports them
| Day | DWI entries |
|---|---|
| Sunday | 5 |
| Monday | 2 |
| Tuesday | 1 |
| Wednesday | 1 |
| Thursday | 1 |
| Friday | 2 |
| Saturday | 10 |
Sunday followed with 5 entries. Monday and Friday each recorded 2 entries, while Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each recorded 1.
Overnight hours dominated DWI log entries
Of the 22 DWI entries recorded in the New York State Police Troop L daily media log for October 4–10, 2026, 19 were logged between 10 p.m. and 5:59 a.m., according to records stored by Long Island Traffic. Of the 22 DWI entries, 12 carried a status of “Arrest adult” in the log.
The log listed no road for 21 of the 22 DWI entries, also according to records stored by Long Island Traffic. See Long Island Traffic’s DWI court watch for case-level status updates.
Hit-and-run entries rose above the four-week average
The New York State Police Troop L daily media log recorded 17 hit-and-run entries for October 4–10, 2026, compared with a previous four-week average of 11.3, according to records stored by Long Island Traffic. Property-damage entries reached 120, against a four-week average of 106.5. Personal-injury entries came in at 14, below the four-week average of 22.8.
Troop L log entries by category, this week vs previous 4-week average
| Log category | This week | Previous 4-week average |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle: DWI | 22 | 19.3 |
| Accident: property damage | 120 | 106.5 |
| Accident: personal injury | 14 | 22.8 |
| Accident: hit & run | 17 | 11.3 |
| Vehicle: disabled | 19 | 19.8 |
| Vehicle: V&T complaint | 4 | 6.5 |
| Vehicle: reckless driving | 2 | 0.5 |
Southern State Parkway led all roads in crash entries
The Southern State Parkway recorded 59 crash entries — covering property damage, personal injury and hit-and-run — for the week of October 4–10, 2026, according to the New York State Police Troop L daily media log. The Northern State Parkway recorded 30 crash entries, Meadowbrook State Parkway recorded 11, Sagtikos State Parkway recorded 5, State Route 27 (Sunrise Highway) recorded 4, Wantagh State Parkway recorded 2 and Old Country Road recorded 1. An additional 17 crash entries carried no road in the log.
Crash entries (property damage, injury, hit-and-run) by road
| Road (as logged) | Crash entries |
|---|---|
| Southern State Parkway | 59 |
| Northern State Parkway | 30 |
| Road not stated | 17 |
| Meadowbrook State Parkway | 11 |
| Sagtikos State Parkway | 5 |
| State Route 27 (Sunrise Highway) | 4 |
| Wantagh State Parkway | 2 |
| Old Country Road | 1 |
DWI entries over the five-week period
The week of September 27–October 3, 2026 recorded 24 DWI entries in the New York State Police Troop L daily media log — the highest single-week count across the five weeks tracked, according to records stored by Long Island Traffic. October 4–10 recorded 22, while September 13–19 and September 6–12 each recorded 20. September 20–26 recorded 13.
DWI entries by week
| Week (ET) | DWI entries |
|---|---|
| October 4–10, 2026 | 22 |
| September 27–October 3, 2026 | 24 |
| September 20–26, 2026 | 13 |
| September 13–19, 2026 | 20 |
| September 6–12, 2026 | 20 |
How we measured this
- Records: every entry LIT stored from the State Police Troop L daily media log dated October 4 through October 10. Troop L patrols Long Island’s state parkways and some state routes.
- Categories, roads, statuses and times are the log’s own fields. “DWI entries” are entries in the log’s “Vehicle - DWI” category; “Arrest adult” is the log’s status field.
- Comparison weeks are the four 7-day periods immediately before this one.
- The log lists drivers’ names; Long Island Traffic does not publish them in this report.
Limitations
- An entry is what State Police released in the daily log, not a conviction. A DWI arrest is an accusation until a court decides the case.
- The log covers State Police incidents only. DWI arrests and crashes handled by Nassau or Suffolk County Police, town or village police are not included.
- LIT collects each day’s log once; entries the State Police added or corrected later may be missing.