DWI

Thomas Murphy, 60, convicted in December on multiple felonies in the drunk driving death of Andrew McMorris, 12, of Wading River, is now due to appear in court on July 31.

Thomas Murphy, the alleged drunk driver in the fatal crash that claimed the life of 12-year-old Boy Scout Andrew McMorris of Wading River on Sept. 30 will stand trial on multiple felony charges.

Thomas Murphy, 59, had an "extrapolated" blood alcohol content of .19 percent at the time of the crash, based on a chemical test of his blood drawn hours later pursuant to a court order.

Five scouts from Boy Scouts Troop 161 of Shoreham, ranging in age from 12 to 16, were injured when a vehicle driven by an alleged drunk driver hit them as they hiked on the shoulder of a road in Manorville, according to Suffolk County Police.

A Riverhead man operating a construction crane was charged with DWI and leaving the scene after crashing into several cars on the Long Island Expressway Tuesday night, injuring several people and leading police on a chase from Hauppauge to Medford.

The driver of a Honda was traveling at a high rate of speed on CR 48, hit another car and left the scene, then failed to negotiate a turn onto Main Street in Greenport and struck a tree.

A motorcyclist was arrested on a driving while intoxicated charge after striking a pedestrian in a crosswalk on West Main Street last night, according to Riverhead Town Police.

More than 300 vehicles passed through a Flanders Road sobriety checkpoint late Saturday night.

Several checkpoints and increased patrols resulted in arrests for DWI, driving while impaired by drugs and driving while impaired by alcohol last night, according to Riverhead Town Police.

A Riverhead woman injured in a single-car crash on East Main Street this morning was under arrest on suspicion of driving while impaired.