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21-Year-Old Killed In Long Island Crash By Man High On Drugs, Police Say 21-Year-Old Killed In Long Island Crash By Man High On Drugs, Police Say
21-Year-Old Killed In Long Island Crash By Man High On Drugs, Police Say A Long Island man has been charged with driving while high on drugs after he was involved in a motor vehicle crash that killed a 21-year-old. The incident took place in Centereach around 5 p.m., March 19 on Middle Country Road, near Wood Road. Christopher Guzman, age 39, of Farmingville, was driving a 2022 Chevrolet pickup truck westbound on Middle Country Road, his truck struck the side of an eastbound 2011 Toyota Camry, driven by a 66-year-old Coram woman, said the Suffolk County Police. Guzman continued driving westbound and, a short distance away, struck a westbound…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hundreds Of Drag Racers Targeted During Long Island Detail, Police Say Hundreds Of Drag Racers Targeted During Long Island Detail, Police Say
Hundreds Of Drag Racers Targeted During Long Island Detail, Police Say Police issued numerous summonses during a raid targeting a Long Island street racing group that reportedly involves hundreds of people. The Suffolk County Police Department said officers began investigating multiple locations in the area where drag racing was reported.  Investigators found a large number of vehicles parked near 88 Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack at about 11 p.m. on Friday, July 22, where members of the group were driving recklessly. SCPD said the vehicles then drove to a location at Oval Drive in Islandia, where about 200 vehicles and 300 people were believed to …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Pleads Guilty In LI Crash That Killed Teen Following High-Speed Pursuit Man Pleads Guilty In LI Crash That Killed Teen Following High-Speed Pursuit
Man Pleads Guilty In LI Crash That Killed Teen Following High-Speed Pursuit A man has admitted to leading police on a chase in a stolen pickup truck on Long Island and crashing the truck into another vehicle, killing a 19-year-old driver. Robert Hengeveld pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in the crash that happened on Oct. 19, 2021, causing the death of Starlin Diaz Felipe, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Wednesday, June 8. Tierney said Hengeveld also pleaded guilty to: First-degree unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle Fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property Driving while ability impair…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Under Influence Crashes Car, Assaults Cops, Hospital Staff, Police Say Long Island Man Under Influence Crashes Car, Assaults Cops, Hospital Staff, Police Say
Long Island Man Under Influence Crashes Car, Assaults Cops, Hospital Staff, Police Say A man allegedly on Ketamine injured a Nassau County Police officer and became combative with hospital workers after crashing into a fence in Uniondale, police said. Garden City resident Ryan Marrinan was driving through the intersection of Westbury Boulevard and Oak Street at approximately 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, March 21 when he lost control and struck a chain-link fence outside the UPS Customer Service Center. Police said that upon arrival, officers found Marrinan at the scene, who was “behaving highly erratic” and an investigation determined that he was under the influence of a controlled s…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Nassau Man Accused Of Unlawfully Selling Fireworks After Foot Chase Nassau Man Accused Of Unlawfully Selling Fireworks After Foot Chase
Nassau Man Accused Of Unlawfully Selling Fireworks After Foot Chase A 24-year-old man speeding on I-87 in Westchester attempted to take New York State Police on a brief chase after being busted with illegal fireworks during a traffic stop on I-87. New York State Police troopers stopped Long Island resident Jonathan Mata, of Great Neck, at approximately 11 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, when he was clocked driving 93 mph in a posted 45 mph zone on I-87 in Tarrytown. During the stop, troopers said that they found a large amount of fireworks in the back seat of the vehicle. Mata was also allegedly intoxicated at the time he was stopped by State Police. While sea…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Long Island Teen Charged With DWAI After Crossing Double Yellow Line, Sheriff Says Long Island Teen Charged With DWAI After Crossing Double Yellow Line, Sheriff Says
Long Island Teen Charged With Dwai After Crossing Double Yellow Line, Sheriff Says An early morning traffic stop on Long Island for a swerving driver led to the arrest of a teenager who was allegedly under the influence of drugs, the Suffolk County Sheriff announced. Shortly after 7 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 27, deputies from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department stopped Shoreham resident Donovan Morant, 19, on the Route 25A Bypass in Rocky Point after he was spotted repeatedly crossing the double yellow lines on the roadway. According to investigators, Morant was stopped for crossing completely over the double yellow lines into the opposite lane of travel toward oncoming tr…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Teen Driving High On Drugs Leads Cops On Chase, Police Say Long Island Teen Driving High On Drugs Leads Cops On Chase, Police Say
Long Island Teen Driving High On Drugs Leads Cops On Chase, Police Say A Long Island teen who police say was high on drugs has been charged after allegedly leading officers on a pursuit. Suffolk County Police say the 16-year-old was driving a 2009 Hyundai Sonata southbound on Grant Smith Road near the intersection of Route 112 in Coram when he was observed crossing the double yellow line on Wednesday, Nov. 13 around 11 p.m. The officer initiated a traffic stop, but the teen allegedly sped away in the vehicle, making several turns through a residential neighborhood, police say. The teen then attempted to ram a police vehicle on Seymour Lane in Coram around 11:…

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by Valerie Musson
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Driver Arrested Following County-To-County Police Chase On Meadowbrook State Parkway Driver Arrested Following County-To-County Police Chase On Meadowbrook State Parkway
Driver Arrested Following County-To-County Police Chase On Meadowbrook State Parkway A Hempstead man was arrested following a police pursuit that began in Nassau County and ended in Suffolk County all the while ramming a vehicle on the Meadowbrook State Parkway. The incident began around 9:38 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 16, when New York State Police responded to a call of an ongoing incident on the parkway, said Trooper Daniel Ahlgrim, spokesman for the department. Once on the scene, troopers saw a Toyota Tundra purposefully ramming an Audi on the parkway, southbound in the town of Hempstead, Ahlgrim said. Responding troopers, assisted by the New York State Parks Police, a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Charged With DWAI After Fleeing From Officer On Long Island, Police Say Man Charged With DWAI After Fleeing From Officer On Long Island, Police Say
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…

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by Joe Lombardi