Police: Drunken driver arrested in crash that hurt Suffolk cop
Photo credit: James Carbone | Salvatore Distefano, 29, of Central Islip, is led out of the Fifth Precinct Monday morning in Patchogue to face charges of driving while intoxicated, assault and with a violation of New York State's "Move Over Law," police said. (March 4, 2013)
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The driver of a car that struck a Suffolk police officer's patrol car, injuring him as he secured the area Sunday night in Patchogue while an earlier fatal accident was investigated, was arraigned yesterday on several charges, including driving while intoxicated, police said.
Officer Brian Smales of the Highway Patrol Bureau was airlifted to Stony Brook University Medical Center with head,...
