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New York Post
· collected 2026-09-15 · by Vaughn Golden, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
In 2012, New York Representative Mike Lawler was arrested for driving while intoxicated after being pulled over on the Palisades Parkway in Rockland County. Police records show he was speeding at 74 mph and had a blood-alcohol level of .14, nearly double the legal limit of .08. He pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of driving while ability impaired. Lawler has since acknowledged the incident as regrettable and potentially dangerous, noting it could have harmed himself or others. This disclosure comes ahead of his re-election bid in November's midterm elections.
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Rep. Mike Lawler was weaving through traffic at 74 mph with a blood-alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit when state troopers pulled him over in 2012, police records reviewed by The Post reveal.
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records → weave → Post
Lawler, 40, was behind the wheel of his white Ford Escape SUV on March 17, 2012, when troopers spotted him speeding on the northbound Palisades Parkway in Rockland County, the reports said.
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reports → spot → County
“Speeding 74 in 55 mph zone, following too closely, crossed hazard markings several times, unsafe lane change and lane change several without signals,” the arrest report said.
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report → speed → signals
“[Trooper] imitated a V&T stop on said vehicle at exit 13 northbound ramp.
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Trooper → imitate → ramp
Said vehicle stopped on the ramp blocking traffic.”
Police said the Empire State politician consented to a breathalyzer, which recorded a blood-alcohol content of .14, nearly double the state legal limit of .08, the records show.
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records → say → .08
Lawler was charged with driving while intoxicated and later pleaded guilty to a reduced misdemeanor charge of driving while ability impaired.
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ability → charge → charge
His office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday.
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office → respond → comment
But he was up front about the incident when he was 25, telling students at Nanuet High School in July that it’s something he’s since regretted, adding that his father was a recovering alcoholic who was battling cancer at the time of the arrest.
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who → tell → arrest
It was something I was deeply embarrassed about,” he told the class.
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he → embarrass → class
“More importantly, I could’ve killed myself or someone else.
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I → kill → myself
I was grateful that I was pulled over and nobody was hurt.”
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nobody → pull → ?
The Hudson Valley congressman, who represents all or parts of Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Dutchess counties, was elected in 2022 and is facing a stiff challenge from Democrat Cait Conley for the crucial 17th Congressional District seat in November.
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who → represent → November
New York GOP Rep. Mike Lawler came clean about his 2012 DWI arrest in Rockland County earlier this year.
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Lawler → come → County
State police records show that Lawler was driving at 74 mph with twice the legal DWI limit in 2012.
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Lawler → show → 2012
Christopher Sadowski
Lawler, seen speaking at last week's Republican midterm convention, said earlier this year that the 2012 DWI arrest "was not my proudest moment."
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arrest → see → convention
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