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Weeks Of Lane Closures Scheduled For Portion Of Long Island Highway Weeks Of Lane Closures Scheduled For Portion Of Long Island Highway
Weeks Of Lane Closures Scheduled For Portion Of Long Island Highway Scheduled road work could spell delays for Long Island drivers in the coming weeks. Starting Wednesday, Nov. 15, one eastbound lane of the Ocean Parkway will close in the town of Babylon between the Gilgo State Park 4x4 entrance and the Robert Moses Causeway. The eastbound lane will remain closed for approximately five weeks while crews complete paving work, according to the Department of Transportation. Officials warned of possible travel delays and reminded drivers that fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. You can find the latest travel information by calling 511 or visiting 5…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Deadly DWI Crash: Long Island Man Gets Prison For High-Speed Wreck That Killed 19-Year-Old Deadly DWI Crash: Long Island Man Gets Prison For High-Speed Wreck That Killed 19-Year-Old
Deadly DWI Crash: Long Island Man Gets Prison For High-Speed Wreck That Killed 19-Year-Old A 21-year-old man will spend years in prison for causing a high-speed, drunk-driving crash on a Long Island highway that left his passenger dead. Jhonny Chavarria-Argueta, of Bay Shore, was sentenced to four to 12 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, June 1. It followed his guilty plea to manslaughter and other charges in the death of 19-year-old Jessica Gonzalez, of Commack, in September 2022. Earlier Report: 'Reckless, Callous': Bay Shore Man Indicted For DWI Crash That Killed 20-Year-Old, DA Says According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, Chavarria-Argueta was …

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by Michael Mashburn
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‘Cowardly’ High-Speed Crash: Long Island Man Pleads Guilty To DWI, Manslaughter ‘Cowardly’ High-Speed Crash: Long Island Man Pleads Guilty To DWI, Manslaughter
‘Cowardly’ High-Speed Crash: Long Island Man Pleads Guilty To DWI, Manslaughter A 21-year-old man could face up to 12 years behind bars for driving under the influence and getting into a high-speed crash that killed his passenger. Jhonny Chavarria-Argueta, of Bay Shore, pleaded guilty to the charges against him on Thursday, April 20,  the Suffolk County District Attorney announced. Earlier Report: 'Reckless, Callous': Bay Shore Man Indicted For DWI Crash That Killed 20-Year-Old, DA Says The September 2022 incident killed Jessica Gonzalez, age 19, of Commack. She was a passenger in the car and was ejected after Chavarria-Argueta lost control of the vehicle. “Th…

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by Sophie Grieser
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37-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Long Island Crash 37-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Long Island Crash
37-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Long Island Crash Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed a Long Island man overnight. It happened around 8:40 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28 in West Islip. The man was driving a 2014 Honda sedan eastbound on the Sunrise Service Road, when the vehicle left the roadway, drove into the grass median between the service road and express portion of Sunrise Highway, and crashed into the concrete wall that supports the Robert Moses Causeway, Suffolk County Police said. The victim, identified as Joseph J. Pehowich, Jr. age 37, of Lindenhurst, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Ce…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Trooper Injured, Four State Police Vehicles Damaged During Arrest Of Wrong-Way LI Driver Trooper Injured, Four State Police Vehicles Damaged During Arrest Of Wrong-Way LI Driver
Trooper Injured, Four State Police Vehicles Damaged During Arrest Of Wrong-Way LI Driver One trooper was injured and several state police cruisers sustained damage as an allegedly impaired wrong-way driver was apprehended on Long Island. At approximately 6:05 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, the wrong-way driver was reported on the Ocean State Parkway eastbound in the westbound lanes in the town of Babylon. Troopers located the vehicle, and a pursuit was initiated.  The driver, Jose Cortez-Peraza, age 21, of Akron, Ohio, was taken into custody after being blocked on the eastbound shoulder of the Ocean State Parkway, west of Robert Moses Causeway. During the pursuit, there was dama…

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by Joe Lombardi
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One Critically Injured In Seven Vehicle, Chain Reaction Long Island Crash One Critically Injured In Seven Vehicle, Chain Reaction Long Island Crash
One Critically Injured In Seven Vehicle, Chain Reaction Long Island Crash One person was critically injured in a chain-reaction seven-vehicle crash on Long Island. State Police received a call for a vehicle collision in Suffolk County on the Robert Moses Causeway northbound on the main span, in town of Islip on Wednesday Aug. 5 at approximately 7:40 p.m. Oscar A. Rios-Sosa, 30, of Brentwood, was driving a 2013 Mercedes on the northbound side when he failed to stop, as traffic was stopped, at which time he struck one vehicle from behind and caused six other vehicles to be struck, state police said. Sameer Ramnarine, 19, of Jamaica, Queens, who was driving a 1997…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Kayaker Rescued From Construction Barge In Great South Bay Kayaker Rescued From Construction Barge In Great South Bay
Kayaker Rescued From Construction Barge In Great South Bay A kayaker who was stranded on a construction barge in the Great South Bay was rescued by a police marine unit. Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers Kevin Yoli and John Falcone responded to the bay in West Islip after a motorist driving on Robert Moses Causeway reported to 911 seeing a distress flare over the water at 5:10 p.m., Tuesday, April 7, said Suffolk County Police. When the officers arrived on the scene they saw the woman who had been kayaking when the water became too rough, standing on a construction barge that was tethered to the Robert Moses Causeway bridge. Office…

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by Kathy Reakes