
Family of Boy Scout killed by drunk driver helping with L.I. DWI crackdown
Nearly five years ago, Andrew McMorris, 12, and his Boy Scout troop were hiking on Long Island when he was hit.
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Nearly five years ago, Andrew McMorris, 12, and his Boy Scout troop were hiking on Long Island when he was hit.
The parents of a Boy Scout killed by a convicted drunk driver say the child's death was 100% preventable. As CBS New York's Jennifer McLogan reports, the family is now partnering with a drunk driving campaign that begins with increased DWI patrols and checkpoints this Fourth of July.
More than 30 percent of fatal crashes in New York are alcohol-related, according to state data.
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A man convicted in a drunk-driving crash that killed a Boy Scout on Long Island was sentenced to prison on Wednesday.
Thomas Murphy was found guilty of aggravated vehicular homicide for the death of 12-year-old Boy Scout Andrew McMorris in Manorville on Sept. 30, 2018.
Emotions ran high in a Suffolk County courtroom on Wednesday at a hearing for the man convicted of drunk driving and killing a Boy Scout two years ago.
Thomas Murphy was found guilty last month of aggravated vehicular homicide and second-degree manslaughter.
Thomas Murphy was in court Tuesday to hear a judge deny his request to dismiss the charges.
The verdict was reached during the first full day of deliberations.
It was a trial filled with gut-wrenching testimony, tears and overwhelming emotion.
The defense calls the death of 12-year-old Andrew McMorris a tragic car accident. But prosecutors say a drunk driver drove off the road, turning a dream day into a nightmare.
The defense continued its case Thursday in the drunk driving trial of Thomas Murphy, the Holbrook man accused of striking and killing 12-year-old Boy Scout Andrew McMorris.
Thomas Murphy is accused of being legally drunk hours after the crash when his blood was drawn, but a defense expert testified that reading was flawed.
The courtroom was packed Thursday to hear heartwrenching testimony in the drunk driving trial of the man who hit and killed a Boy Scout last year.
A judge denied a motion for a mistrial, but indicated that he will drop four of the top counts Thomas Murphy is facing because they are "not legally sustainable" and "there is a built in reasonable doubt."
Witness after witness described the Boy Scout hike through Suffolk County that turned into their worst nightmare last year.
There was key testimony Wednesday in the trial of the driver who allegedly plowed into a pack of Boy Scouts last year, killing one of them.
It was a packed courtroom on Tuesday and a jury heard two opposite narratives during opening statements in the trial of a driver who admits he killed a Long Island Boy Scout, but says it wasn't a crime.
The day-long memorial hike brought comfort and solace to Andrew's mother, Alisa, and father, John.
Emotions ran high in a Suffolk County courthouse Tuesday during a pretrial hearing in the alleged drunk-driving death of a Boy Scout last year.
Thomas Murphy rejected a plea deal in the case Thursday.
Thomas Murphy, of Holbrook, is charged with running into a group of Boy Scouts, killing one them last fall.
The McMorris family spoke exclusively with CBS2 about the tragic loss of their son, Andrew, and the way in which the community around them has rallied to preserve and honor his legacy.
Thomas Murphy, 59, now faces upgraded charges in the death of 12-year-old Andrew McMorris on Long Island.
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Two people were found dead on the second floor of the home on Grandview Avenue, firefighters said.
9-year-old Charlotte Sena was last seen on Saturday evening in Moreau Lake State Park, about 35 miles north of Albany.
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It may be October 1, but the weather feels more like late August.
It may be October 1, but the weather feels more like late August.
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Wraparound showers will continue into Saturday afternoon, especially across Long Island, but the worst is behind us.
We're on Red Alert today for rain, which could be heavy at times, and the likelihood of scattered flooding/flash flooding.
We're tracking heavy rain Friday due to the remnants of Ophelia.
Two people were found dead on the second floor of the home on Grandview Avenue, firefighters said.
Brooklyn Borough Pres. Antonio Reynoso said they city was underprepared for Friday's major rain storm, which caused severe flooding, especially in his borough.
It may be October 1, but the weather feels more like late August.
Officials said the increase is needed because gas consumption fell below state projections.
Wraparound showers will continue into Saturday afternoon, especially across Long Island, but the worst is behind us.
Hundreds laced up and headed to Jones Beach State Park for the annual Lustgarten Foundation Walk for Pancreatic Cancer Research.
It may be October 1, but the weather feels more like late August.
Wraparound showers will continue into Saturday afternoon, especially across Long Island, but the worst is behind us.
Flooding on Long Island wasn't widespread on Friday, but people in some low-lying areas were impacted.
We're tracking heavy rain Friday due to the remnants of Ophelia.
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