The tragic consequences of drunk driving were once again demonstrated by a head-on collision in Suffolk County. An intoxicated driver crossed the center line and collided with a car headed in the other direction. The driver of the second car was taken to St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center, where he died from his injuries.…

Any New York driver who is charged with drunk driving wants to know what penalties may be in store. New York, like many other states, is going through a process of tightening its laws regulating the operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated. This post will summarize the current state of the law. A DWI…

Two New York legislators have introduced legislation to repair what they perceive as a loophole in the state’s current drunk driving laws. The bill was motivated by the case of Alix Rice, a woman who was killed by an intoxicated driver who left the scene of the accident because he claimed he was unaware that…

With the passage of “Leandra’s Law” in 2009, every person who is convicted of a drunk driving offense in New York may be required to install an ignition interlock device on every vehicle that he or she owns or operates as a condition of release from custody or release on probation. Such a device can…