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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Federal accident investigators recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries.

Monday, May 06, 2013  A New Hartford teen is accused of driving drunk after he crash into a police vehicle early Saturday morning in Utica.

Monday, April 29, 2013  State police say a 44-year-old woman was drunk behind the wheel late in the morning when she was clocked going more than 100 mph on a western New York highway.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Syracuse University increases security at Mayfest in wake of Boston Marathon bombings.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Authorities say a New York motorist has been charged with drunken driving and manslaughter after she fatally struck a visiting Chinese woman walking along an upstate road.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Just days after the horrible crash in Oswego County, a free program draws parents and their teens to Mexico. They listened for a critical message that the speakers were trying to get across about being safe behind the wheel.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Police say officer Patrick O'Donnell was involved in a crash in his personal vehicle Sunday evening.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  State Police and local law enforcement agencies will be out in force over the next several days, setting up sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols to deter drunk driving.

Monday, March 11, 2013  A Verona man is accused of driving drunk in a hit and run crash.

Monday, March 04, 2013  A Pulaski man was charged with driving while intoxicated on Sunday. Deputies say John M. Holbrook, 44, has had his license revoked on five separate occasions prior to this incident.

Monday, February 25, 2013  Senator Chuck Schumer announced Monday that, at his public urging, two private loan companies have agreed to forgive the student loan debt of the late Andrew Prior.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Senator Schumer demands private loan companies that are forcing parents of Syracuse native, tragically killed by a drunk driver, to pay student loan debt.

Monday, February 18, 2013  Student run campaign, "Be Wise" is generating alcohol poisoning awareness on Syracuse University campus.

Sunday, February 17, 2013  Several people in Rome were without power on Sunday after a drunk driving accident brought down a power pole on Route 46/Rome New London Road.

Sunday, February 03, 2013  Extra Onondaga County Sheriff's deputies patrolled Onondaga County this weekend as a part of the STOP DWI program.