DWI arrest

A Mattituck man has been charged with driving while intoxicated following a crash on West Main Street last night that killed a pedestrian, Riverhead Town Police said in a press release this morning.

A 41-year-old Riverhead woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash on County Road 51 early Sunday morning, Southampton Town Police said. The driver of the vehicle was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries and charged with DWI.

Riverhead Police charged a man with aggravated driving while intoxicated after a crash with a marked police car on West Main Street last night.

Police established several sobriety checkpoints throughout town last night, part of an enforcement action by the Suffolk County District Attorney's DWI Task Force. Stepped up enforcement will continue through the holiday season, police said.

A five-year-old boy riding a bicycle was seriously injured when he was struck by a pickup truck Saturday evening. He was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital and is in serious condition. The driver of the pickup was charged with driving while intoxicated, police said.

Seven people were arrested at holiday weekend sobriety checkpoints last night in Riverhead conducted by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s East End DWI Task Force