Faces of tragedy: New Suffolk trailer puts victims of impaired and distracted driving front and center

It's a stark reminder of the dangers of driving distracted or impaired. A first-of-its-kind trailer featuring the pictures of people killed by unsafe driving. Our Logan Crawford spoke with some of the victims' families. A powerful reminder of what can happen when a driver is drunk, on drugs, or distracted. Stacey Carpenter says three years ago, he was driving on Middle Country Road in Center Reach with his nephew Timothy in the passenger seat. A drunk driver hit them, killing his 22-year-old nephew. I was driving him home on a Sunday afternoon. Doing 40 miles an hour in the right lane, and this guy came from the opposite direction. He was just blown out of his socks and had... No regard for human life. The car Stacey was driving is on display in the new Kids, Cars, and Consequences educational trailer at Suffolk Police Headquarters to show the firsthand consequences of dangerous driving. John and Elisa McMorris lost their 12-year-old son Andrew when a drunk driver hit him in 2018. I think what this trailer shows is that drunk, drugged driving can affect anyone at any time. And as you can see, it's a range of different people The idea is to bring the trailer to schools and other events with kids and educate them on the dangers of impaired and distracted driving with the hope of preventing future tragedies on the road. And it's a way for us to keep the promise to our son. To stop this from happening to anyone else. The chief assistant district attorney says in the past 19 out of 20 years, Suffolk has led New York State in traffic deaths. He says the county had 160 deadly crashes in 2025. In Yaphank, Suffolk County, Logan Crawford, News 12.