Drunk Driving on the Rise During Graduation Season

Posted on June 16, 2011

When a student finishes their fourth year of high school and graduates on to the next level, they experience a new sense of freedom and gain a sense of invincibility. Unfortunately for many students, they think their new found freedom will keep them safe on the road when they have been drinking and driving.

Long Island Sheriffs to Inform Parents of Their Children’s Traffic Stops

Posted on August 7, 2009

Suffolk Sheriff Vincent DeMarco joined Legislator Brian Beedenbender and Mothers Against Drunk Driving president Denna Cohen to launch a program to notify parents when law enforcement officers stop their children on the roads.

Through Sheriffs Telling Our Parents and Promoting Educated Drivers, families can register their cars with the sheriff’s department, who will supply red windshield decals to alert officers to contact the parents of young drivers whenever they are stopped by law enforcement officials.