Crime & Safety
Police: Drunk Driver Strikes Construction Worker on Northern State
Andrew Rohkohl, 27, is charged with DWI and drug possession.
A Queens man was arrested early Wednesday morning after he drove through a road closure on the Northern State Parkway in Dix Hills and struck a construction worker, State Police said.
Andrew Rohkohl, 27, was arrested by troopers on charges of DWI and drug possession following the accident, which occurred at 3:19 a.m, police said.
The construction worker was taken to Huntington Hospital and treated for neck and back pain.
Rohkohl had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .17 after the crash, more than double the legal limit.
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