You’ve probably been involved with a situation where someone appeared to be unfit to drive, but that person kept insisting that he or she was ready and able to drive. “I know my body,” the person says, “and I’m totally fine to drive.” This happens all the time, and for the most part, people get…

While it is certainly not a competition, Suffolk County has seen a smaller decrease in the number of driving while intoxicated arrests than Nassau County. Though there have been 410 fewer arrests between 2011 and 2013 in Suffolk County, there were approximately 1,000 fewer arrests in Nassau County over the same period. Perhaps that is…

Two weeks ago, we covered Dina Lohan’s sentencing following a conviction for aggravated driving while intoxicated. Although nothing new has happened in this drunk driving case, we thought it worthwhile to talk a bit about Lohan’s plea deal. When some people in Long Island are pulled over, arrested and charged with drunk driving, they want…

In an interview after her high-profile drugged-driving trial, Kerry Kennedy said the experience taught her a few things about the criminal justice system. For one, she said she was shocked to find out that the New York district attorney’s office that prosecuted her has what she called a “crazy policy” that includes prosecuting every drunk…