Rafael Casiano, the off-duty housing officer who crashed his car last week, seriously injuring his partner, and then blew a (legal) .032 on a breathalyzer test nine hours later, has been forced by a judge to hand over his driver's license. more ›

Yesterday, it was reported that an off-duty police officer hit a divider on the Bronx River Parkway, overturning the vehicle that held him and his partner. Though police officers at the scene determined that Office Rafael Casiano had been drinking—he admitted he "had a few drinks"—he was not given a Breathalyzer until nine hours later. Now the NYPD says Internal Affairs is investigating that delay. more ›

Last August the state passed a law requiring even first time DWI offenders to outfit their cars with breathalyzer-triggered ignition locks for a minimum of six months. So congratulations to Oscar Cabeza, who yesterday became the first person in the city [pdf] indicted for not installing the device! What does he win? Oh, up to four years in prison. more ›

Too easy: According to the Daily News, "An off-duty NYPD cop was busted for drunken driving Thursday after officers saw him park near a Queens Dunkin' Donuts and stagger as he stepped out of his car, cops said. Luis Moncayo, 27, was suspended from the force after he was collared for driving while intoxicated. He refused a Breathalyzer test, cops said." more ›

The Staten Island Advance reports that an assistant district attorney in the Staten Island DA's office was charged with a DWI yesterday. Craig Trainor was allegedly "speeding and changing lanes without using a signal before he was pulled over on the corner of West 44th Street and 12th Avenue at around 3:15 a.m."; he "was also charged with refusing to take a Breathalyzer test" twice. Trainor, who often prosecutes DWI offenses, was suspended without pay and a spokesman for his boss, DA Daniel Donovan, said, "Obviously, these are very serious allegations. Due to the prosecution being conducted by the Manhattan D.A., we cannot comment further at this time." Last weekend, an ADA for the Bronx DA's office was arrested for a DWI-related crash in the Bronx. more ›

The attorney representing Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV says video of his client taking sobriety tests proves that the uptown political scion is not guilty of drunk driving charges. "The video is the best evidence here," said lawyer Stacey Richman during closing arguments, according to the Post. "You tell me if he's swaying ... Look at the tape." more ›

An employee of the city's Department of Homeless Services is accused of having a bit too much to drink before reporting to work on New Year's Day. Nathaniel Chambers, 45, is suspected of drunk driving on his way to pick up Commissioner Robert Hess, who was waiting for a ride to the Mayor's inauguration yesterday morning. more ›

According to urine and blood samples tested, former Yankee Jim Leyritz apparently was not drinking earlier in the week when a Breathalyzer device installed in his car malfunctioned and said that he was. The failed test set the 1996 World Series hero off and led him to tell his wife, "Maybe it's better to end it all than go through this hassle." Leyritz's "hassle" stems from pending manslaughter chargers after running a red light and killing another driver while under the influence in 2007. Leyritz denies that he was ever considering suicide, telling the Daily News, "Aside from the pending trial I have a lot of other stress in my life. I can't provide for my family anymore. My brother-in-law has ALS, my children, friends and family are suffering." Leyritz has recently claimed that the victim of the DUI accident was the one who went through a red light and was also drunk. Last year Isiah Thomas accused police of a coverup after denying what appeared to be a suicide attempt. more ›

NYPD detective turned Fox 5 reporter Mike Sheehan is saying "neigh" to charges that he was allegedly drunk when he drove into a mounted police officer on Monday night. Sheehan's lawyer Thomas Monagan said, "It is Mr. Sheehan's position that the horse ran into his car," according to the Daily News, which has a photo of the car showing a damaged driver's side window. Cops say Sheehan drove into the horse and cop on Varick at N. Moore Street in Tribeca, leaving the cop with a bruised leg and the horse with cuts, bruises and scrapes; they add that Sheehan refused to take a Breathalyzer test. Monagan said, "How do you hit a horse with the side of your car? You can't," and pointed out that a police officer's initial report found that Sheehan's breath did not smell of alcohol but then the cop apparently changed his story the next morning to say the newsman had "slurred speech and the smell of alcohol on his breath." (P.S. NYPD horses are referred to as 10-foot cops.) more ›

According to the NY Post, an off-duty police detective who used his gun to stop a group of men--at least one of whom was armed--from beating another person was found to have a blood alcohol level over the legal limit. more ›