Former NYPD Det. George Moore sentenced to 3 to 6 years in prison for DWI crash that injured 2

A judge in Nassau County sentenced a former NYPD detective who authorities said was responsible for a drunken driving accident on the Meadowbrook State Parkway that left the officer’s passenger and another motorist severely injured in 2023 to 3 to 6 years in prison on Monday.

Acting State Supreme Court Judge Howard Sturim in Nassau County told George Moore, 40, that he took the former police officer’s years of public service into account when determining the sentence. But Sturim said he also had to consider the damage Moore did when he drove drunk during the early morning hours of Aug. 4, 2023.

Assistant District Attorney Nicole Vota told Sturim that Moore was drunk and driving aggressively at the time of the crash. His blood alcohol level was 0.19%, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08%.

"At the end of the day, your job, the oath you took, was to protect the public," Sturim told Moore before imposing the sentence. "Your actions that day endangered the public."

Moore, a 10-year veteran detective of the NYPD from Freeport, pleaded guilty on Nov. 13 to charges of aggravated vehicular assault, second-degree assault, third-degree assault and aggravated driving while intoxicated.

Moore apologized to the victims of the crash and their relatives. He said he had to resign from his job as an NYPD detective due to his bad decision-making and expressed remorse to his own family and friends. More than a dozen people — including his fiance, family members and former colleagues — attended Monday’s sentencing to express support for the disgraced detective.

"I apologize again to the victims, their families, their loved ones, and anyone who was impacted by my actions that night," Moore said.

The motorist who was injured in the crash, Faith Lee, suffered injuries to her lower back, left shoulder and right knee. She said in a victim impact statement that Moore’s actions cost her a career as a U.S. Postal Service supervisor and her financial independence, and that she is struggling with loss of income and mounting medical bills.

"Since the accident, I have been living in constant pain," Lee said.

Authorities said Moore was on his way to work at the time of the crash, but his attorney, Peter Brill, disputed that allegation. Moore had planned to call in sick that day. He and a passenger, Nicole Otero, were on their way to get something to eat at the time of the crash.

Prosecutors said Moore had consumed alcohol at several bars in the Rockville Centre area before the crash. According to prosecutors, Moore and Otero were going north on the Meadowbrook State Parkway in his 2014 Mercedes-Benz when they struck a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Lee.

Moore’s car crashed then into the center divider of the Meadowbrook and then head-on into a tree on the right shoulder of the parkway. The Mercedes overturned and became engulfed in flames.

Otero suffered fractures to her left wrist and left foot and a spinal fracture. Despite her injuries, Otero pulled Moore from the burning Mercedes. Moore suffered a broken pelvis, a broken arm and a broken leg.

All three were taken to Nassau University Medical Center for treatment of their injuries, authorities said.

"As a member of law enforcement, George Moore had a sworn duty to protect and serve the public, yet he did the opposite. He chose to violate that trust by driving while intoxicated and put lives at risk," Nassau District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly said in a statement. "His actions were not only a betrayal of his oath, but also a stark reminder of the devastating consequences of impaired driving."

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story had the incorrect prison sentence and headline. Also, a previous version misidentified Moore's attorney, Peter Brill.