Heroic Trooper Thwarts Potential Tragedy: Drunk Driver with Three Kids Nabbed on Long Island Expressway
On Sunday September 10, 2023, just after midnight a vehicle, a Honda Pilot, traveling westbound on the Long Island Expressway near exit 53 and was stopped by a Trooper for a vehicle and traffic infraction.
The driver of the Honda, Luis Lucero, 50 of Jackson Heights, NY, was found to be intoxicated and driving with three children in the vehicle, ages 5, 6, and 7.
Lucero was charged with Aggravated DWI Leandra Law and Endangering the Welfare of a Child and will be arraigned in SuffolK County First District Court on October 2, 2023 at 9:00 AM.
The actions of this Trooper very well could have averted tragedy, please don’t drink and drive.