Nassau County Police Arrest 27 on DWI Charges

In spite of warnings for people not to drink and drive on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day, the Nassau County police arrested 27 people between midnight and 9 a.m. Newsday reports that the "potentially dangerous mix of wintry roads and holiday revelry on the eve of 2009" had prompted authorities to be on the alert, concentrating on traffic stops. Earlier this year, after a police officer was critically injured when a drunk driver hit his patrol car—right after he had pulled over another drunk driver—Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi introduced the "Wall of Shame," names, addresses and mugshots of people arrested on DWI charges. After a few lawsuits, it's been modified slightly to only include the names and mugshots.