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Man Admits DWI, Striking, Killing 24-Year-Old: DA
A Long Island man pleaded guilty to driving drunk, hitting, and killing a 24-year-old woman while she was crossing the street, authorities said.
On Monday, Aug. 28, Tyshaun Johashen, a 32-year-old Freeport man, entered his guilty plea in relation to the March 2023 crash, the Nassau County District Attorney announced.
Mia Pollidore, age 24 of Freeport, was walking west across Babylon Turnpike near the Carroll Street intersection on Wednesday, March 1 when, at approximately 7:02 p.m., she was hit by Johashen.
The new plea comes nearly two months after Johashen's arraignment, where he origi…
Man Charged With Dwai After Fleeing From Officer On Long Island, Police Say
A man was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs after he fled from a police officer in a motor vehicle, leading to a chase overnight on Long Island.
This incident occurred Saturday, Sept. 14 in Shirley, Suffolk County Police said.
A Seventh Precinct patrol officer observed Thomas Celeste, 50, of Mastic, driving a 2002 Ford van erratically on Montauk Highway, west of William Floyd Parkway, at approximately 12:15 a.m., police said.
When the officer initiated a traffic stop, Celeste fled, according to police.
Police then say the van was tracked with aviation. A patrol o…
Lyft Driver Stopped At Cold Spring Harbor Train Station Had 17 License Suspensions, Police Say
A Lyft driver was arrested for allegedly driving with 17 license suspensions after being stopped for possible drunk driving at the Cold Spring Harbor train station.
Leith Crossen, 57, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was arrested around 9:35 p.m., after police received a 911 call about a possible drunk driver near the Cold Spring Harbor train station, said the Suffolk County Police.
Police found Crossen stopped in his 2007 Volkswagen Jetta on Westbury Road, but he was not intoxicated. Instead, he had just dropped off a passenger and had run out of gas, police said.
But a check of his driver’s l…
