Alleged drunken driver hits detective's unmarked car
A Suffolk detective is recovering after a collision with a suspected drunken driver. Police say the detective was driving an unmarked car overnight on Jericho Turnpike in Dix Hills when he was struck
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Oct 11, 2015, 1:36 AM
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Updated 3,268 days ago
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A Suffolk detective is recovering after a collision with a suspected drunken driver.
Police say the detective was driving an unmarked car overnight on Jericho Turnpike in Dix Hills when he was struck by a car driven by Darwin Hernandez.
Investigators say Hernandez then crashed through the front of a nearby auto body shop, and hit three more cars.
The detective was treated for minor injuries and Hernandez was arrested.
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