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Syosset Man Pleads Guilty For 100 MPH Drunken, Wrong-Way Crash Killing Husband, Wife
A Long Island man has pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges for an August 2023 high-speed, head-on crash that killed a husband and wife and which he allegedly was driving drunk at twice the legal legal.
The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 12, 2023, in Laurel Hollow.
Odalis and Ismenia Urena, both 37 years old, were traveling in a convertible heading westbound on Northern Boulevard approaching Moores Hill Road.
Sotirios Spanos, age 33, of Syosset, was traveling in a 2023 Acura MDX eastbound on Northern Boulevard at a high rate of speed and while intoxi…
93 MPH Fatal DWI Crash: Hicksville Man Sentenced
Over a year and a half after a Long Island man drove drunk and crashed into a car, killing one, he has received his prison sentence.
Oscar Argueta, age 37, must spend five to 12 years behind bars for his role in the June 2022 crash, the Nassau County District Attorney announced on Thursday, March 13.
Original Report - Man Admits Driving Drunk, 95 MPH, During Fatal Hempstead Crash: DA
Just before 2 a.m. on June 26, 2022, the Hicksville resident was speeding down Greenwich Street in Hempstead, driving drunk and going northwest at 93 miles per hour in his Dodge Durango, according to …
Nypd Det. From Freeport Drives Drunk In Fiery Crash: DA
A Long Island man is facing multiple after he allegedly sped and drove drunk, flipping his car and injuring two other people, authorities announced.
George Moore, age 40 of Freeport, was arraigned for the incident on Wednesday, Feb. 28, according to the Nassau County District Attorney.
Moore, who works as a detective in the New York City Police Department, was reportedly driving drunk and aggressively to his job in Queens on August 4, 2023, when the crash happened.
He was heading north on the Meadowbrook State Parkway in his 2014 Mercedes when he crashed into a Jeep Cherokee in the cent…
26-Year-Old Accused Of Driving Drunk In North Woodmere After Crash Kills Passenger, Age 22
A Long Island man accused of driving drunk is facing a host of charges, including manslaughter, after his passenger was killed in an overnight crash.
Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For 22-Year-Old From Valley Stream Killed In North Woodmere DWI Crash
It happened around 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 in North Woodmere.
A 2023 Toyota traveling on Rosedale Road near the intersection of Lawrence Court lost control and overturned, Nassau County Police said.
After an investigation, the driver, Aaron Cooper, age 26, of Lindenhurst, was arrested without incident, …
Nurse Working At Prison In East Meadow Gave Inmate Blade, Money: DA
A managing nurse working at a correctional center on Long Island was caught smuggling a blade to an inmate, discussing information about other inmates, and more, authorities said.
Yasmin Talbot, age 48 of Levittown, was arraigned on Thursday, Jan. 4 for her alleged monthslong relationship with an inmate, according to the Nassau County District Attorney.
Talbot, a nurse manager at Nassau County Correctional Center (NCCC), was the second-highest-ranking nurse at the facility when, according to the indictment, she started speaking to 37-year-old inmate Christopher Wright in January 2023.
Th…
Drunk 22-Year-Old Hits, Kills Man Walking On Lawrence Roadway, Police Say
A 22-year-old woman is facing vehicular manslaughter charges after allegedly hitting and killing a pedestrian on Long Island while intoxicated.
The crash happened at around 3:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30, in Lawrence, on Rockaway Turnpike near Nassau Expressway.
Dei Aisha Wynter, of Central Islip, was driving a Tesla southbound on Rockaway Turnpike when she struck the victim was he walked westbound in front of a Costco, according to Nassau County Police.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene by a Nassau County Police Medic. Authorities have not released his name, age, or hometown.
Wynter st…
Double-Fatal Crash: Syosset Man Accused Of Driving Drunk After SUV, Ferrari Collide
A man has been accused of driving drunk after a two-vehicle crash results in the deaths of a man and woman, both in their mid-30s, overnight on Long Island.
The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 in Laurel Hollow.
According to detectives, Sotirios Spanos, age 32, of Syosset, was operating a 2023 Acura MDX, traveling eastbound on Northern Boulevard in the vicinity of Moored Hill Road when he crossed over the yellow divider and collided with a 2013 Ferrari Convertible traveling westbound.
The passenger of the Ferrari, a 37-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at th…
Update: Teen Charged For Crash That Killed Child, Injured 5 Others In West Hempstead
A teenager has been arrested and charged for a car crash that killed a child and injured five others, himself included, police announced.
On Tuesday, Aug. 8, Nassau County Police announced that 18-year-old Jorge Bonilla Gutierrez of Freeport was arrested in connection to an Aug. 7 West Hempstead incident.
Read the original story: Child Dead, Five Injured Following Turnpike Crash In West Hempstead
At approximately 2:20 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 7, Gutierrez was allegedly driving his SUV down Hempstead Turnpike, going east.
He was traveling at a high speed when, near the intersect…
