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Cops: Driver charged with aggravated DWI with children in car after Riverhead traffic stop

by Apr 19, 2026
Riverhead Police said a driver stopped on Old Country Road late April 18 for a headlight violation was arrested on aggravated DWI charges after officers found two children in the vehicle.

Suffolk DA: Riverhead man indicted for aggravated vehicular assault in Nov. 29 DWI crash that injured multiple people

by Feb 4, 2026
A 22-year-old Riverhead man drove drunk and crashed into two vehicles, one of them head on, injuring five others and himself, the DA said.

Riverhead man charged with DWI after 3-vehicle crash injures five on CR 104 Saturday night

by Nov 30, 2025
One of the injured was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital and four others were transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center, police said.

Driver charged with DWI after overturning vehicle in Riverside traffic circle Wednesday night

by Sep 18, 2025
A Connecticut man was arrested for driving while intoxicated after his vehicle overturned in the Riverside traffic circle late Wednesday night, according to Southampton Town Police.

Police report two DWI arrests on Flanders Road last night, one involving a two-car crash

by Aug 2, 2024
Southampton Town Police report two DWI arrests on Flanders Road last night, one involving a crash at the intersection of Oak Avenue. There were no injuries, police said.

Police: Riverhead man, 28, charged with DWI after collision with two parked police vehicles

by Dec 10, 2023
A drunk driver crashed into two Riverhead Police Department marked vehicles parked on Roanoke Avenue Saturday night, Riverhead Police said in a press release.

Cops: Man drove drunk with child passenger, charged with felony DWI under Leandra’s Law

by Aug 28, 2023
A man who failed to comply with the commands of an officer directing traffic last night was driving drunk with a 14-year-old passenger in his vehicle, Riverhead Police said.

Cops: Calverton man drove drunk with 5-year-old passenger, charged with felony DWI

by Mar 21, 2023
A Calverton man was arrested on a felony DWI charge under Leandra’s Law after a traffic stop on West Main Street Monday night, Riverhead Police said in a press release.

Riverhead man sentenced on manslaughter, DWI charges in connection with fatal crash on Flanders Road in December

by Aug 25, 2022
The Riverhead man who pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in June in connection with a crash on Flanders Road Dec. 17 has been sentenced to 2 3⁄4 to 8 1⁄4 years in prison, Suffolk District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced today.

Driver in fatal Flanders Road crash pleads guilty to manslaughter and DWI charges

by Jun 9, 2022
A Riverhead man who crashed his vehicle into a house on Flanders Road in December, killing his passenger, pleaded guilty today in Suffolk County Criminal Court to manslaughter and DWI charges, Suffolk District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced this evening.