POLICE BLOTTER · IMPAIRED DRIVING

Long Island Impaired Driving

DWI arrests, sobriety enforcement, and impaired-driving prosecutions on Long Island.

16 this week 122 this month 445 total reports

Long Island's live impaired driving blotter. DWI arrests, sobriety enforcement, and impaired-driving prosecutions on Long Island. Coverage includes long island dwi, nassau dwi arrests, and suffolk dwi arrests across Nassau and Suffolk County — every report sourced from the New York State Police, Nassau and Suffolk County police, and the county District Attorney offices, and updated continuously as new incidents are reported.

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Latest Sep 5, 5:25 AM

Seven Arrested at Patchogue Sobriety Checkpoint in Overnight Labor Day Weekend Operation

Suffolk County Police, the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office, and New York State Police arrested seven motorists at an overnight sobriety checkpoint in Patchogue on the night of September 5–6, 2026. Officers from the SCPD's Highway Patrol Bureau SAFE-T Team ran the joint operation

Patchogue Suffolk County
Sep 5, 2:48 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island, Saturday, September 5, 2026
Sep 5, 1:15 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island, Saturday, September 5, 2026
Sep 5, 12:57 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday, September 5, 2026
Sep 5, 12:20 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday, September 5, 2026
Sep 4, 11:41 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Friday, September 4, 2026
Sep 4, 9:30 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Friday, September 4, 2026
Niall Duignan of Oceanside Indicted in DWI Death of Patricia Pfaus at Weidner Ave. Crosswalk
Sep 4, 1:50 PM

Niall Duignan of Oceanside Indicted in DWI Death of Patricia Pfaus at Weidner Ave. Crosswalk

Island Park
Sep 3, 6:28 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Thursday, September 3, 2026
Cristian Villa Peralta of Hampton Bays Faces Felony DWI on Shelter Island's Cove Way
Sep 2, 12:35 PM

Cristian Villa Peralta of Hampton Bays Faces Felony DWI on Shelter Island's Cove Way

Shelter Island
Putnam County DWI Arrests Nearly Doubled in July 2026, Officials Cite Stepped-Up Patrols
Sep 2, 7:46 AM

Putnam County DWI Arrests Nearly Doubled in July 2026, Officials Cite Stepped-Up Patrols
James Baldassarri, 44, of Holtsville Killed in Middle Island DWI Crash on Wilson Drive; Noah Slusser, 21, of Medford Faces Upgraded Charges
Sep 1, 9:22 AM

James Baldassarri, 44, of Holtsville Killed in Middle Island DWI Crash on Wilson Drive; Noah Slusser, 21, of Medford Faces Upgraded Charges

Middle Island
St. James Man, 66, Charged With DWI After Pickup Hits Sign at Mount Sinai Bolla Market
Sep 1, 7:53 AM

St. James Man, 66, Charged With DWI After Pickup Hits Sign at Mount Sinai Bolla Market

Mount Sinai
Aug 31, 11:12 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Monday, August 31, 2026
Aug 31, 1:45 AM

DWI Arrest on Northern State Parkway, August 31, 2026
Aug 30, 11:38 PM

Two-Vehicle DWI Arrest on Southern State Parkway, August 30
Aug 30, 6:34 AM

DWI Arrest at Exit 27S of Westbound Southern State Parkway in Wantagh — August 30

Wantagh
Aug 30, 5:00 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Sunday, August 30, 2026
Aug 30, 12:47 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Sunday Night, August 30, 2026
Aug 30, 12:04 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Sunday Night, August 30, 2026
Aug 29, 11:38 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday, August 29, 2026
Aug 29, 11:21 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday, August 29, 2026
Aug 29, 11:11 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday, August 29, 2026
Aug 29, 10:50 PM

Two-Vehicle DWI Crash on Meadowbrook State Parkway, August 29
Aug 29, 10:37 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday, August 29, 2026
Aug 29, 10:32 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday Night, August 29
James Baldassarri, 44, of Holtsville Dies After Noah Slusser DWI Crash on Wilson Drive
Aug 29, 3:56 PM

James Baldassarri, 44, of Holtsville Dies After Noah Slusser DWI Crash on Wilson Drive

Holtsville
Aug 29, 11:50 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday, August 29, 2026
Mateo Jimenez of Westhampton Charged With DWI After Two-Car Crash on Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays
Aug 29, 6:35 AM

Mateo Jimenez of Westhampton Charged With DWI After Two-Car Crash on Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays

Hampton Bays
Aug 29, 4:52 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday, August 29, 2026
Aug 29, 2:45 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday, August 29, 2026
Aug 29, 2:30 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday, August 29, 2026
Aug 29, 12:40 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday Night, August 29
Aug 28, 11:14 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Friday Night, August 28, 2026
Aug 28, 11:13 PM

DWI Arrest on Wantagh State Parkway Shuts Down Traffic, Aug. 28

Wantagh
Aug 28, 10:15 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Friday, August 28, 2026
Aug 28, 9:42 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Friday, August 28, 2026
Aug 28, 8:00 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Friday Night, August 28, 2026
Aug 28, 7:14 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Friday, August 28, 2026
Julio Zelaya, 39, of Copiague Charged With Felony DWI After Crashing Into Suffolk Police Car on Montauk Highway
Aug 28, 10:23 AM

Julio Zelaya, 39, of Copiague Charged With Felony DWI After Crashing Into Suffolk Police Car on Montauk Highway

Copiague Suffolk Co.
John Arthur Seeger of Medford Charged in DWI Crash, Fuel Spill on Sunrise Highway in Brookhaven
Aug 28, 6:55 AM

John Arthur Seeger of Medford Charged in DWI Crash, Fuel Spill on Sunrise Highway in Brookhaven

Brookhaven
Julio Zelaya, 39, of Copiague Charged With Felony DWI After Crashing Into Suffolk Police Patrol Car on Montauk Highway
Aug 28, 6:06 AM

Julio Zelaya, 39, of Copiague Charged With Felony DWI After Crashing Into Suffolk Police Patrol Car on Montauk Highway

Copiague Suffolk Co.
John Arthur Seeger of Medford Charged With DWI After Sunrise Highway Work-Zone Crash, Fuel Spill
Aug 28, 6:06 AM

John Arthur Seeger of Medford Charged With DWI After Sunrise Highway Work-Zone Crash, Fuel Spill

Medford
Aug 27, 9:56 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Thursday Night, August 27
Noah Slusser, 21, of Medford Charged With DWI After Wilson Drive Crash Injures 2 in Middle Island
Aug 27, 2:04 PM

Noah Slusser, 21, of Medford Charged With DWI After Wilson Drive Crash Injures 2 in Middle Island

Middle Island
Aug 27, 1:50 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Thursday, August 27, 2026
Aug 26, 10:30 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Aug 26, 7:44 PM

DWI Crash on Meadowbrook State Parkway Injures One in Two-Vehicle Collision — August 26
Aug 26, 12:58 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Aug 26, 12:49 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island, Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Aug 25, 10:25 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Aug 23, 4:37 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Sunday Night, August 23, 2026
Aug 23, 3:54 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Sunday Night, August 23, 2026
Aug 23, 3:52 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Sunday Night, August 23, 2026
Aug 23, 3:36 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Sunday, August 23, 2026
Aug 23, 2:57 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Sunday Night, August 23, 2026
Aug 23, 2:22 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Sunday Night, August 23
Aug 23, 1:17 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Sunday Night, August 23, 2026
Aug 23, 1:00 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Sunday Night, August 23, 2026
Aug 22, 7:04 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday, August 22, 2026
Aug 22, 2:30 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday, August 22, 2026
Aug 22, 3:02 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday, August 22, 2026
Aug 22, 2:39 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday Night, August 22, 2026
Aug 22, 2:20 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday, August 22, 2026
Aug 22, 2:03 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday, August 22, 2026
Aug 22, 1:37 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday, August 22, 2026
Aug 22, 1:34 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday Night, August 22, 2026
Aug 22, 1:09 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday Night, August 22, 2026
Aug 21, 11:49 PM

Two-Vehicle DWI Arrest on Northern State Parkway, August 21
Aug 21, 10:00 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Friday, August 21, 2026
Aug 21, 7:44 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Friday, August 21, 2026
Aug 19, 11:50 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Aug 19, 8:30 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Aug 18, 11:33 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island, Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Precious Adeiran, 45, of Brooklyn Arrested for DWI on I-87 in Cornwall
Aug 18, 10:01 PM

Precious Adeiran, 45, of Brooklyn Arrested for DWI on I-87 in Cornwall
Pablo Aguilar-Alvarez of Riverhead Arrested Driving on Revoked License 11 Days After Fourth Felony DWI Conviction, Then Detained by ICE
Aug 18, 6:37 PM

Pablo Aguilar-Alvarez of Riverhead Arrested Driving on Revoked License 11 Days After Fourth Felony DWI Conviction, Then Detained by ICE

Riverhead
Pablo Aguilar-Alvarez of El Salvador, Four-Time Felony DWI Convict, Handed to ICE After Riverhead Arrest
Aug 18, 4:30 PM

Pablo Aguilar-Alvarez of El Salvador, Four-Time Felony DWI Convict, Handed to ICE After Riverhead Arrest

Riverhead
Aug 18, 12:32 PM

Convicted Drunk Driver With No License Taken Into ICE Custody on Long Island
Aug 18, 10:25 AM

Five-Time DWI Convict Taken Into ICE Custody on Long Island After Violating Release Conditions
Aug 17, 11:36 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Monday, August 17, 2026
Stephen Palermo, 22, of Southold Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Utility Pole on Main Street in Greenport
Aug 17, 10:12 PM

Stephen Palermo, 22, of Southold Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Utility Pole on Main Street in Greenport

Southold
Matthew Cancel of Passaic Charged With DWI After Striking 2 Clifton Police Cars on Route 21
Aug 16, 12:56 PM

Matthew Cancel of Passaic Charged With DWI After Striking 2 Clifton Police Cars on Route 21
Evelyn Luna of Whitestone Charged With DWI After Car Stranded on LIRR Tracks at Clinton Avenue Crossing in Farmingdale
Aug 16, 12:20 PM

Evelyn Luna of Whitestone Charged With DWI After Car Stranded on LIRR Tracks at Clinton Avenue Crossing in Farmingdale

Farmingdale
DWI Driver Slams Into Clifton Police Patrol Car on Route 21, Igniting Both Vehicles
Aug 16, 10:36 AM

DWI Driver Slams Into Clifton Police Patrol Car on Route 21, Igniting Both Vehicles
Aug 16, 4:54 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Sunday, August 16, 2026
Aug 16, 2:42 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Sunday Night, August 16, 2026
Aug 16, 2:15 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Sunday Night, August 16, 2026
Aug 16, 1:42 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Sunday Night, August 16, 2026
Aug 16, 1:25 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Sunday Night, August 16, 2026
Aug 16, 12:20 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Sunday Night, August 16, 2026
Aug 15, 11:52 PM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday Night, August 15, 2026
Aug 15, 3:40 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday Night, August 15, 2026
Aug 15, 3:03 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday, August 15, 2026
Aug 15, 2:53 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday, August 15, 2026
Aug 15, 1:42 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday Night, August 15, 2026
Aug 15, 12:10 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island Saturday Night, August 15, 2026
Vladimir Alonzo of Mastic Beach Charged After 100-MPH DWI Chase on Sunrise Highway Caused 5 Crashes
Aug 14, 8:46 PM

Vladimir Alonzo of Mastic Beach Charged After 100-MPH DWI Chase on Sunrise Highway Caused 5 Crashes

Mastic Beach
Aug 14, 2:06 PM

Jason Bassett of Central Islip: Per Se DWI Under VTL § 1192.2 Explained

Central Islip
Aug 14, 3:05 AM

DWI Arrest Reported on Long Island — August 14, 2026
Fabian Parra of Mountainside Charged With DWI in Hit-and-Run That Killed Cranford Bicyclist Rocco Della Serra on Route 22
Aug 13, 8:11 AM

Fabian Parra of Mountainside Charged With DWI in Hit-and-Run That Killed Cranford Bicyclist Rocco Della Serra on Route 22