Man With 88 License Suspensions Arrested at LIE Traffic Stop

A Pennsylvania man was pulled over for speeding on the Long Island Expressway afternoon, but he soon found himself in much more trouble when police say they discovered his New York State driver’s license had been suspended 88 times.

Eric Dunbar, 43, is charged with first degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. He was also issued summonses for speeding and unlawfully having more than one unexpired driver’s license.

According to Suffolk Police, Highway Patrol Officer David Canonico pulled over a 2016 Dodge Challenger after he observed the vehicle traveling 86 mph on the westbound Long Island Expressway between exits 66 and 65 in Medford around 12:15 p.m. Sunday.

The driver of the vehicle, Dunbar, was in possession of a Pennsylvania driver’s license, however, police say further data inquiries revealed Dunbar’s New York driver’s license had been suspended 88 times on 25 dates for failing to answer traffic tickets.

Dunbar’s vehicle was impounded. Dunbar, of Tafton, Penn., will be held overnight at the Sixth Precinct and will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Monday.