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Man Ticketed For Using Phony Passenger In HOV Lane, Police Say Man Ticketed For Using Phony Passenger In HOV Lane, Police Say
Man Ticketed For Using Phony Passenger In HOV Lane, Police Say A man has been ticketed for allegedly using a phony passenger in order to drive in a high-occupancy vehicle lane on one of the busiest highways in the Northeast. Police today issued the summons to the resident of Lake Grove in Suffolk County after he was pulled over for driving with a drama mask attached to his front passenger seat in the HOV lane on the Long Island Expressway in Commack. Highway Patrol Officer Jonathan Abrams was traveling on the expressway, just before the Sagtikos Parkway at exit 52, when he became suspicious of the front passenger of a 2017 Nissan sedan in the HOV lane …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Pleads Guilty For Distracted Driving Crash That Injured State Trooper Man Pleads Guilty For Distracted Driving Crash That Injured State Trooper
Man Pleads Guilty For Distracted Driving Crash That Injured State Trooper A Long Island man will avoid prison time after admitting to distracted driving during a crash that left a New York State Police trooper “severely disabled” in a case that was prosecuted by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. West Islip resident Jesse Cohen, 24, pleaded guilty to third-degree assault in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office recused themselves from the case due to a conflict. Under the plea agreement, Cohen will serve 30 days in jail, in addition to three years probation and 1,000 hours of community service. He w…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Distracted Driver/Disabled NYSP Trooper Case To Be Prosecuted By Westchester DA Long Island Distracted Driver/Disabled NYSP Trooper Case To Be Prosecuted By Westchester DA
Long Island Distracted Driver/Disabled Nysp Trooper Case To Be Prosecuted By Westchester DA The Westchester County District Attorney’s Office has been appointed as a special prosecutor in a case involving a distracted driver who struck a New York State Police trooper on Long Island, leaving him “severely disabled.” West Islip resident Jesse Cohen, 25, has been indicted and arraigned on charges related to a traffic crash that he caused in 2017, which left New York State Police trooper Joseph Gallagher with serious injuries, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced on Tuesday. The Westchester DA’s office was appointed as a special prosecutor in the case …

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by Zak Failla