Two brothers, who are accused of driving drunk in separate cars, early Saturday crashed into each other at an intersection less than a mile away from the Brentwood home they share, Suffolk police said. At about 4:10 a.m. Saturday, a neighbor, hearing a loud crash, called police to the intersection of Plunkett Street and Radcliff Drive, police said. David Murphy, 22, had been driving a 2006 Volkswagen west on Plunkett Street while his brother, Michael Murphy, 21, was driving a 1998 Volkswagen north on Radcliff Drive. Michael Murphy ran through a stop sign at the intersection, police said, and struck his brother's car on the passenger side.
Both David and Michael Murphy were arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. They were arraigned in First District Court in Central Islip Saturday and were not held. No one at the Murphy home could be reached for comment Saturday. |