# @newsday on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DKj6QHdRlyK
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38325758-newsday-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ba0786ec65.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-06-06T13:33:39.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Newsday • Long Island News (@newsday) — https://gondola.cc/newsday

## Caption

A driver who prosecutors allege was high on marijuana struck 19-year-old Eryk McPherson while he biked home from his job.

Crashes like these are at the center of a simmering political debate over laws that in some cases are more lenient toward drugged driving than drunk driving.

While alcohol is the leading cause of impaired crashes nationally, drugged driving — involving cannabis and all other drugs, from fentanyl to amphetamines — is a significant and increasing threat, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

State data shows around a quarter of Long Island’s fatal crashes had a “drug-involved driver” in 2023, a number that has trended upward over the previous decade.

Read more about how lawmakers are seeking to toughen the current law at the link in our bio.
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## Stats

- **Views:** 35
- **Likes:** 133
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 25

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vinnie Matula | @vinmatula | https://gondola.cc/vinmatula | Social Media Manager |
| Newsday • Long Island News | @newsday | https://gondola.cc/newsday | Reporter/Journalist |

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