Leandra's Law charge for father who crashed with son in SUV
Adam Mularczuk, of Lindenhurst, is escorted from the Third Precinct in Bay Shore on Saturday. Credit: JOSEPH SPERBER
A 46-year-old father who was allegedly driving drunk with his 2-year-old son in an SUV was arrested after crashing in Lindenhurst on Friday night, Suffolk police said.
Adam Mularczuk, of Lindenhurst, was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee when he crashed into an unoccupied Chevrolet Traverse parked on Grand Avenue, near Webster Drive, at about 8:40 p.m., police said.
The toddler suffered minor injuries and was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip with a family member who showed up at the scene, police said. The child was treated at the hospital and released, police said.
Responding police who determined Mularczuk exhibited signs of intoxication, charged him with aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child passenger under Leandra’s Law, driving while intoxicated and endangering the welfare of a child.
Mularczuk was held overnight at the Third Precinct and pleaded not guilty at arraignment Saturday at First District Court in Central Islip, according to online court records. He was released without any bail and a temporary order of protection was issued, the online records show.
Lorena Mongelli has been reporting for Newsday since 2021. Prior to that, she covered breaking news at the New York Post.
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