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Firefighter Who Lost Both Legs Admits Causing Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Long Island Teacher
More than two years after a high school teacher was killed in a drunken, wrong-way crash on a Long Island parkway, the man responsible for the wreck has pleaded guilty.
Joseph Norris, age 40, of Babylon, copped to multiple charges, including aggravated vehicular homicide, in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, May 23, in the death of Anthony Mariano in November 2020.
According to the Suffolk County DA’s Office, Norris, an off-duty New York City firefighter, had a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit when he got behind the wheel of his Chevrolet pickup truck on the evening o…
IDs Released For SUV Driver Killed, Man Seriously Injured In Wrong-Way Long Island Crash
The identities have been released of a man killed and another seriously injured in a wrong-way crash that happened on the Sunken Meadow State Parkway.
A pickup truck was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes when it struck a 2007 Mazda CX7 SUV traveling northbound in the northbound lanes at about 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 in Smithtown, north of Exit SM3, state police said.
The driver of the SUV, now identified as Anthony Mariano, age 44, of Kings Park, died at the scene, according to state police.
The driver of the 2008 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck, identified as 38-year-ol…
