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Mom says son was drunk when he hit bus

The mother of a man accused of driving drunk and hitting a school bus in Mastic Beach Thursday admitted to News 12 Long Island exclusively that her son was indeed drunk. Police say Malik Smith, 20, ran

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Jul 17, 2009, 8:25 PM

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